International Women's Day
Every year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. IWD has been celebrated for over 100 years, with the first official gathering taking place in 1911. Since that time, the global day allows us a chance to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
We found just a few titles we wanted to highlight that celebrate women. Some may appear to be just for younger readers but we’re a big fan of adults checking out books for kids too. It’s a great starting place for a lot of topics. But there are some adult titles in here too. We hope there’s a book (or three) in this list you’ll want to check out.
- Canada 150 Women: Conversations with leaders, champions, and luminaries by Paulina Cameron (Borrow)
- The Book of Queens: Legendary leaders, fierce females, and wonder women who ruled the world by Stephanie Warren Drimmer (Borrow)
- Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 immigrant women who changed the world by Elena Favilli (Borrow)
- Canadian Women Now + Then: More than 100 stories of fearless trailblazers by Elizabeth MacLeod and Maïa Faddoul (Borrow)
- Rebel Girls Celebrate Neurodiversity: 25 tales of creative thinkers by Shadae Mallory and Eliza Kirby (Borrow)
- Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and athletes, pirates and punks, and other revolutionaries who shaped history by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl (Borrow)
- Shark Lady: The true story of how Eugenie Clark became the ocean's most fearless scientist (Borrow)
- More than a Footnote: Canadian women you should know by Karin Wells (Borrow)
- Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic by Lilly Workneh (Borrow)
For more books, check out this book list we made in 2022.