Women's History Month
Celebrate Women's History Month with Orange County Library System! Learn all about influential women in history who broke barriers and helped advance science, technology, engineering, art and math.
Leading Ladies
The American queen : a novel / Vanessa Miller.
Miller, Vanessa, author.
Black women taught us : an intimate history of Black feminism / Jenn M. Jackson, PhD.
Jackson, Jenn M., author.
How to be a Renaissance woman : the untold history of beauty & female creativity / Jill Burke.
Burke, Jill, 1971- author.
I am not your perfect Mexican daughter / Erika L. Sánchez.
Sánchez, Erika L., author.
Witchcraft : a history in thirteen trials / Marion Gibson.
Gibson, Marion, 1970- author.
Unshrinking : how to face fatphobia / Kate Manne.
Manne, Kate, author.
The women who built Hollywood : 12 trailblazers in front of and behind the camera / Susan Goldman Rubin.
Rubin, Susan Goldman, author.
Climate champions : 15 women fighting for your future / Rachel Sarah.
Sarah, Rachel, author.
Drinking from graveyard wells : stories / Yvette Lisa Ndlovu.
Ndlovu, Yvette Lisa, author.
The fly girls revolt : the story of the women who kicked open the door to fly in combat / Eileen A. Bjorkman.
Bjorkman, Eileen A., author.
The wounds that bind us / Kelley Shinn.
Shinn, Kelley, author.
Wild girls : how the outdoors shaped the women who challenged a nation / Tiya Miles.
Miles, Tiya, 1970- author.
Daughters of Muscadine : stories / Monic Ductan.
Ductan, Monic, author.
Bloomer girls : women baseball pioneers / Debra A. Shattuck.
Shattuck, Debra A., author.
Idea makers : 15 fearless female entrepreneurs / Lowey Bundy Sichol.
Sichol, Lowey Bundy, author.
No better time : a novel of the spirited women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion / Sheila Williams.
Williams, Sheila (Sheila J.), author.
Normal women : 900 years of making history / Philippa Gregory.
Gregory, Philippa, author.
Valiant women : the extraordinary American servicewomen who helped win World War II / Lena Andrews.
Andrews, Lena S., author.
Unlikeable female characters : the women pop culture wants you to hate / Anna Bogutskaya.
Bogutskaya, Anna, author.
Mischievous creatures : the forgotten sisters who transformed early American science / Catherine McNeur.
McNeur, Catherine, author.
The doctor was a woman : stories of the first female physicians on the frontier / Chris Enss.
Enss, Chris, 1961- author.
The six : the untold story of America’s first women astronauts / Loren Grush.
Grush, Loren, author.
Problem solvers : 15 innovative women engineers and coders / P.J. Hoover.
Hoover, P. J. (Patricia J.), 1970- author.
Up to speed : the groundbreaking science of women athletes / Christine Yu.
Yu, Christine, 1976- author.
Upcoming Women's History Month Events
Eatonville Branch (Eatonville - Meeting Room)
Event Categories: Community & Citizenship; Education & Learning; History, Culture, Genealogy
This educational and interactive experience provides step-by-step instructions on headwrap styling techniques. Learn about the significance and history of head wrapping. Registration required.
Learn more>Orlando Public Library (Magnolia Room - Third Floor)
Event Categories: Education & Learning; Science & Math
Join us for tea and invigorating discussions on women in science. Recommended 18 and up. Registration required.
Learn more>Author Talk: Marjan Kamali
On Courage, Turmoil, and the Transformative Power of Love
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us for an exciting conversation with internationally acclaimed author Marjan Kamali as we delve into the timeless wonder of her New York Times bestselling novel, The Lion Women of Tehran.
Learn more>Author Talk: Dr. Vivienne Ming
How to Robot-Proof Your Kids (and Yourself)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Join us for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next steps towards building a better future with self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Dr. Vivienne Ming as we discuss her new book, Robot-Proof.
Learn more>Orlando Public Library (Magnolia Room - Third Floor)
Event Categories: Education & Learning; Science & Math
Join us for tea and invigorating discussions on women in science. Recommended 18 and up. Registration required.
Learn more>Women’s History Month Resource Guide
In this staff-curated guide, you can find books, DVDs and mobile resources on some of the most powerful and influential women in history.