Biography & Autobiography - Women
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Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area
$16.95 Read moreWhy are there so few public monuments honoring women? Unsung Heroines shows it’s time to claim that space!
Women are grossly underrepresented in all of the Bay Area’s public spaces, but not because the
- Author: Alexandra, Rae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1931404208
- Language: English
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Lusia Harris: Basketball Star
$10.99 Add to cartIn 1977, Lusia Harris made history as the first and only woman ever drafted by an NBA team, the New Orleans Jazz.
Though she chose not to play for the NBA, her incredible accomplishments on the baske
- Series: Difference Makers
- Author: Loewen, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1959223658
- Language: English
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Charlotte Ray: Trailblazing Lawyer
$10.99 Add to cartIn 1872, Charlotte E. Ray made history as the first Black female lawyer in the United States.
At a time when women were often denied education, jobs, and the right to vote, Charlotte defied societal
- Series: Difference Makers
- Author: Loewen, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2025
- ISBN10: 195922364X
- Language: English
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Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers
$11.99 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – Michelle Obama’s worldwide bestselling memoir, Becoming, has been adapted for young readers.
Michelle Robinson was born on the South Side of Chicago. From her modest be- Author: Obama, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 0593303776
- Language: English
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La Distancia Entre Nosotros (the Distance Between Us): Version Juvenil (Young Readers Edition)
$19.99 Add to cartLa reconocida escritora Reyna Grande comparte su experiencia personal de cruzar fonteras y culturas en esta autobiograf?a adaptada para lectores de nivel intermedio. La distancia entre nosotros (The D… [more below]
- Author: Grande, Reyna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 09 2025
- ISBN10: 9798347102655
- Language: Spanish
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La Distancia Entre Nosotros (the Distance Between Us): Version Juvenil (Young Readers Edition)
$8.99 Add to cartLa reconocida escritora Reyna Grande comparte su experiencia personal de cruzar fonteras y culturas en esta autobiograf?a adaptada para lectores de nivel intermedio. La distancia entre nosotros (The D… [more below]
- Author: Grande, Reyna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 09 2025
- ISBN10: 9798347102648
- Language: Spanish
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Maysoon Zayid, the Girl Who Can Can
$17.99 Add to cartFrom the prolific Pulitzer Prize-nominated Muslim reporter Dr. Seema Yasmin comes an exciting nonfiction chapter book about one of America’s first female Muslim comedians–Maysoon Zayid–the first in … [more below]
- Series: Muslim Mavericks
- Author: Yasmin, Seema
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 166595342X
- Language: English
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Extraordinary Women of Faith: 31 Trailblazers Who Loved God and Changed the World
$14.99 Add to cartExtraordinary Women of Faith highlights over 30 remarkable female figures, whose unwavering faith and amazing courage have left a lasting mark on our world. Featuring artwork from bestselling illustra
- Author: McAllister, Margaret
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 0310166470
- Language: English
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What You Never Knew about Blackpink
$8.99 Add to cartTheir concerts sell out in seconds. They are social media superstars. But that’s old news. What don’t you know about the K-pop group Blackpink? With high-interest, carefully leveled text, this book go… [more below]
- Series: Behind the Scenes Biographies
- Author: Bolte, Mari
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669072967
- Language: English
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Junko’s Climb
$19.99 Add to cartSpring 1975.
Fourteen climbers from the Ladies Climbing Club in Japan begin their climb up Mount Everest. Junko Tabei, a mountain climbing pioneer–the woman who formed the group –faces many hardsh- Series: People Who Shaped Our World
- Author: Gavin, Elyssa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1454946830
- Language: English
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Jane Goodall (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)
$5.99 Add to cartGet to know famous primate scientist Jane Goodall–including her life with chimpanzees, her groundbreaking contributions to animal science, and beyond–in this charming Level 1 reader perfect for kids… [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Readers
- Author: Kramer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1426225067
- Language: English
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Louisa Learns to Write: Louisa May Alcott Creates Little Women
$19.99 Add to cartThrough persistence and hard work, Louisa May Alcott goes from a little girl writing in her “Imagination Book” to the world-renowned author of Little Women.
This nonfiction picture book will inspire c- Author: Hannigan, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 20 2026
- ISBN10: 1629794562
- Language: English
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This Skirt Won’t Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game
$18.99 Add to cartImagine trying to play tennis in a long dress, or swimming laps wearing heavy petticoats! That’s how it used to be for girls and women in sports… until a few found a better way!
See how women like c
- Author: Cooper, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1728267846
- Language: English
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Little Feminist Board Book Set Volume 2: Modern Icons
$16.99 Add to cartInspire the next generation of trailblazers with More Little Feminists! From Mudpuppy This empowering board book set is a vibrant celebration of women who have made their mark on the world, perfect f
- Author: Mudpuppy
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0735386404
- Language: English
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Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison Dreams of Space
$19.99 Add to cartExplore the wonders of the universe in this mesmerizing, poetic ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison, from Coretta Scott King Honor author Charles R. Smith, Jr.
How far to the stars?
This is what a
- Author: Smith Jr, Charles R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1338815296
- Language: English
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Fanny’s Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week Was Born
$18.99 Add to cartIn celebration of the 100th anniversary of Jewish Book Week, this engaging biography introduces children to the influential librarian and immigrant who originated the event.
Fanny Goldstein immigrated- Author: Michelson, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 9798217003259
- Language: English
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Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies
$19.99 Add to cartNewbery Honor-winner Margi Preus and illustrator Jaime Zollars shed light on a trailblazing doctor known as the “Angel on Snowshoes” in this picture book biography
Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb (or “Dr. Ka- Author: Preus, Margi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1419756710
- Language: English
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The High-Flying, Deep-Diving Adventures of Kathy Sullivan: Astronaut and Oceanographer
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover the true story of Kathy Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space and the only woman who has been to both outer space and the depths of the ocean, in this inspiring nonfiction picture book b… [more below]
- Author: Stanley, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1665926406
- Language: English
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Christiana Figueres, Friend of the Rainforest
$18.99 Add to cartGet ready to be inspired by this biography of one-of-a-kind diplomat and activist, Christiana Figueres, whose fight to protect our planet isn’t over yet.
Raised in the mountains of Costa Rica surrounde- Author: Engle, Margarita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1250843049
- Language: English
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Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply Disappeared
$18.99 Add to cartDiscover the amazing illustrated stories of seven women magicians who pulled off spectacular and death-defying illusions and acts, achieved global fame, and then simply…disappeared.
During the Golde- Author: Hays, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 0593712552
- Language: English
