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Women are...: Celebrating Women's Achievements

Women are...

...Activists.

Link to By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle in the catalog
Link to Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra in the catalog
Link to Disability Intimacy : essays on love, care, and desire edited by Alice Wong in the catalog
Link to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg in the catalog
Link to Love and Justice: a journey of empowerment, activism, and embracing Black beauty by Laetitia Ky in the catalog
Link to Rooted: the American legacy of land theft and the modern movement for Black land ownership by Brea Baker in the catalog
Link to Legacy: a black physician reckons with racism in medicine by Uché Blackstock, MD in the catalog
Link to Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi in the catalog

...Actors.

Link to Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung in the catalog
Link to Shakespeare: the Man Who Pays the Rent by Dame Judy Dench in the catalog
Link to Master of Me: the secret to controlling your narrative by Keke Palmer in the catalog
Link to The Third Gilmore Girl: a memoir by Kelly Bishop in the catalog
Link to Be Ready When the Luck Happens: a memoir by Ina Garten in the catalog
Link to Bits and Pieces : my mother, my brother, and me by Whoopi Goldberg in the catalog
Link to The Wall of Life: pictures and stories from this marvelous lifetime by Shirley MacLaine in the catalog
Link to Dinner for Vampires: life on a cult TV show (while also in an actual cult!) by Joie Lens in the catalog

...Artists.

Link to Chasing Beauty: the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra in the catalog
Link to Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream in by Magdalene Keaney with contributions by Helen Ennis and Katarina Jerinic in the catalog
Link to Portraits of Resistance: activating art during slavery by Jennifer Van Horn in the catalog
Link to Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir by Anna Marie Tendler in the catalog
Link to Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik in the catalog
Link to With Darkness Came Stars: a memoir by Audrey Flack in the catalog
Link to Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker in the catalog
Link to Drawn Testimony: my four decades as a courtroom sketch artist by Jane Rosenberg in the catalog

...Athletes.

Link to Far Beyond Gold: running from fear to faith by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the catalog
Link to Naomi Osaka: her journey to finding her power and her voice by Ben Rothenberg in the catalog
Link to Resilient: the untold story of Crossfit's greatest comeback by Brooke Wells with Christine Bald in the catalog
Link to Swimming Against the Current: fighting for common sense in a world that’s lost its mind by Riley Gaines with A.J. Gregory in the catalog
Link to Just Add Water by Katie Ledecky in the catalog
Link to The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph by Oksana Masters in the catalog
Link to The Right Call: what sports teach us about work and life by Sally Jenkins in the catalog
Link to The Tigerbelles : Olympic legends from Tennessee State by Aime Alley Card in the catalog

...Comedians.

Link to Hello, Friends! : stories of dating, destiny, and day jobs by Dulcé Sloan in the catalog
Link to Lifeform by Jenny Slate in the catalog
Link to Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir by Leslie Jones in the catalog
Link to Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius by Carrie Courogen in the catalog
Link to Dear Girls by Ali Wong in the Catalog
Link to Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson in the Catalog
Link to Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe in the catalog
Link to You Can't Joke about That: why everything is funny, nothing is sacred, and we're all in this together by Kat Timpf in the catalog

...Historians.

Link to Black in Blues : how a color tells the story of my people by Imani Perry in the catalog
Link to The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World by Daisy Dunn in the catalog
Link to An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi in the catalog
Link to Women in the Valley of the Kings : the untold story of women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age by Kathleen Sheppard in the catalog
Link to The Movement: How Women's Liberation Transformed America, 1960-1970 by Clara Bingham in the catalog
Link to Last Seen: the enduring search by formerly enslaved people to find their lost families by Judith Giesberg in the catalog
Link to How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History by Josephine Quinn in the catalog
Link to An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin in the catalog

...Musicians.

Link to Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher in the catalog
Link to Traveling: on the path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers in the catalog
Link to My Black Country: a journey through country music's black past, present, and future by Alice Randall in the catalog
Link to Rebel Girl: my life as a feminist punk by Kathleen Hanna in the catalog
Link to But Will You Love Me Tomorrow? : an oral history of the '60s girl groups by Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz in the catalog
Link to Songbird : an intimate biography of Christine McVie byLesley-Ann Jones in the catalog
Link to Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones by Dolly Parton in the catalog
Link to How Women Made Music: a revolutionary history from NPR Music / edited by Alison Fensterstock in the catalog

...Law Makers.

Link to Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson in the catalog
Link to There Is Nothing for You Here by Fiona Hill in the Catalog
Link to The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi in the catalog
Link to Attack from Within: how disinformation is sabotaging America by Barbara McQuade in the catalog
Link to Shirley Chisholm: champion of Black feminist power politics by Anastasia C Curwood in the catalog
Link to Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney in the catalog
Link to Fascism: A Warning by Madeline Albright in the catalog
Link to Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson in the catalog

...Scientists.

Link to Sharing Space: an astronaut's guide to mission, wonder, and making change by Cady Coleman in the catalog
Link to A Portrait of the Scientist As a Young Woman: a memoir by Lindy Elkins-Tanton in the catalog
Link to All in Her Head: the truth and lies early medicine taught us about women's bodies and why it matters today by Elizabeth Comen, MD in the catalog
Link to The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science by Kate Zernike in the catalog
Link to Twice As Hard: the stories of Black women who fought to become physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century by Jasmine Brown in the catalog
Link to The Light Eaters : how the unseen world of plant intelligence offers a new understanding of life on Earth by Zoe Schlanger in the catalog
Link to What If We Get It Right?: visions of climate futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson in the catalog
Link to Our Moon : how Earth's celestial companion transformed the planet, guided evolution, and made us who we are by Rebecca Boyle in the catalog

...War Heroes.

Link to Valiant Women: the extraordinary American Servicewomen who helped win World War II by Lena S. Andrews in the catalog
Link to Send Me: the true story of a mother at war by Marty Skovlund and Joe Kent in the catalog
Link to How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying : Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko's fight for Ukraine by Lara Marlowe in the catalog
Link to Combee : Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and black freedom during the Civil War by Edda L. Fields-Black in the catalog
Link to All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler by Rebecca Donner in the Catalog
Link to README. txt: a memoir by Chelsea Manning in the catalog
Link to The Sisterhood : the secret history of women at the CIA by Liza Mundy in the catalog
The Correspondents: Six Women Writers Who Went to War by Judith Mackrell in the Catalog

...Writers.

Link to The Storm We Made: a novel by Vanessa Chan in the catalog
Link to Colored Television by Danzy Senna in the catalog
Link to Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller in the catalog
Link to The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems by Hala Alyan in the catalog
Link to The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya in the catalog
Link to There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak in the catalog
Link to A Sweeter Song: Catharsis by Dr. Martina McGowan in the catalog
Link to Root Fractures: Poems by Diana Khoi Nguyen in the catalog

...Business Leaders.

Link to Smart, Not Loud: How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons by Jessica Chen in the catalog
Link to Becoming Elizabeth Arden: The Woman Behind the Global Beauty Empire by Stacy A. Cordery in the catalog
Link to Lead Bigger: the transformative power of inclusion by Anne Chow in the catalog
Link to Diamonds and Deadlines: a tale of greed, deceit, and a female tycoon in the gilded age by Betsy Prioleau in the catalog
Link to Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph by Sheila Johnson, cofounder of BET in the catalog
Link to Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses by Codie Sanchez in the catalog
Link to How to Sell Anything Online: the ultimate marketing playbook to grow your online business by Anaita Sarkar in the catalog
Link to When We Are Seen: how to come into your power--and empower others along the way by Denise Young in the catalog

Watch

Link to Frida starring Salma Hayek in Hoopla
Link to Hidden Figures in the Catalog
Link to A Private War 2019 film by Aviron Pictures on DVD in the catalog
Link to Lady Sings the Blues 1972 Paramount pictures film on DVD in the collection
Link to She Said 2023 film by Universal Pictures in the catalog
Link to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in the Catalog
Link to On The Basis of Sex in the Catalog
Link to Whitney Houston : I wanna dance with somebody 2023 film directed by Kasi Lemmons in the catalog
Link to Harriet 2020 film directed by Kasi Lemmons in the catalog
Link to Unsung Heroes: The Story of America's Female Patriots in the Catalog
Link to Selena in the Catalog
Link to The Iron Lady in the Catalog
Link to Jackie in the Catalog
Link to Amazing Grace in the Catalog
Link to Code Girls in the Catalog
Link to Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict in the Catalog
Link to Queen of Katwe in the Catalog
Link to Bessie in the Catalog
Link to Wild in the Catalog