HERstory: Women’s History Month

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HerStory: Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations

Updated AUGUST 2026

Women Aviators, Engineers, and Astronauts
To mark the 50th anniversary of the International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, we’re setting our sights on the skies and beyond!. The Children’s Book Council has curated a vibrant collection of titles for kids and teens to honor the brave aviators, groundbreaking engineers, and pioneering astronauts who paved the way.

Creators of Lacrosse
The Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Organization is an indigenous sports organization (the only one of its kind in the world) that competes on the world stage. In the World Championships going on now. the Haudenosaunee Nationals Women’s team stunned reigning bronze medalist England 10-9 on a goal by Duke standout Avery Doran with just five seconds remaining. Comprised entirely of Native American players and descendants, the Haudenosaunee women made their international debut in 2009, medaled for the first time as a nation at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship and will now compete in the medal round in a field championship. A book about this inspiring legacy of the first to play lacrosse is to come next year.

From Just Us Books, here’s a wonderful tribute to the amazing women authors, illustrators, editors, agents, librarians, and scholars who make the kidlit community so special. We salute you and all our young readers. Let’s keep sharing our stories and making history!

It’s Women’s History Month and we’re sharing a list of women-owned bookstores to support.

Black Women: Breaking Barriers, Building Legacies
Black women have long been at the heart of history, culture, science, activism, and the arts—shaping the world in ways both celebrated and still waiting to be fully recognized. Their stories are filled with innovation, courage, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to change. Across generations and disciplines, they have led movements, broken barriers, built legacies, and reimagined what’s possible. See the book list we’ve compiled here.

The National Women’s History Alliance has selected the theme for Women’s History Month 2025: “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.”

A collection of children’s booklists and resources about courageous women in recent history who have been central to change and social justice. Discover books about icons as well as unsung heroes like Pauli Murray and Frances Perkins:

Strong Women – CBC interactive Inclusivity List
Strong Women Real Change – CBC booklist
Courageous Women – CBC booklist
15 books about Badass Women in History – BookRiot
Books to Celebrate the Life & Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg – NYPL
A Notorious Book List for Children in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg – PBS
Lesson of the Day: ‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87’ – New York Times
Women’s History and Women’s Lives: Children and Young Adults – Social Justice Books
11 Books To Read After You Watch The New Film About Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Bustle
CBC Showcase booklists like Women of Color Protagonists, Trailblazers, Champions of Change, and more!
We want to highlight and thank the players of the WNBA who have committed their season to the cause of real and sustained change. They have a list of books about the league and its players.
Book and educational resources about the Black Lives Matter movement and Anti-Racist resources for young readers of all ages.
Fun and educational resources, activities, discussion guides, teacher guides and more for our time at home with children of all ages.
And more socially inclusive booklists and resources will be coming throughout the year!

Inspired by all the beautiful children’s books being published every year that celebrate what we are calling HerStory, the CBC has gathered an up-to-date list of these new and backlist books. The list was created in March 2025 and we will add new books year-round.

You can also download this list as a spreadsheet!

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Come back to this page for regular updates throughout 2025 and beyond!