YA Women's History Month

Rome, 1605. After her mother's death, Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. Artemisia became one of Rome's most talented painters—and her father took all the credit.

"Ada" means "first daughter." Consequentially, it also means "oldest girl" and "most pressure." When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a historical Black college, it's the first time she's been able to make her own choices. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past.

During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Air Force Service Pilots.

Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally—in defiance of her father's wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, Oregon, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power.

Meet Kaneila, Jade, Mahnoosh, Makena, and Luisa. They are five girls in five different countries whose lives are overshadowed by violence and injustice, just because they are female. The stories are heartbreaking but also inspiring, as the girls are surrounded by people who bring hope and speak out for equality.

An inspiring anthology of 35 trailblazing women from all walks of life detailing their struggles and achievements and featuring a personal message from each woman written just for this book, telling their younger selves what they wish they had known while growing up.

Loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls who wear weave, outspoken and opinionated girls, girls still finding their voice, queer girls, trans girls, and gender nonbinary young people who want to make the world better. Feminist AF uses the insights of feminism to address issues relevant to today's young women.

Filled with beautiful full-color illustrations, this groundbreaking compendium honors the amazing true stories of 50 inspirational women who helped fuel some of the greatest achievements in space exploration from the 19th century to today.

Discover the women behind the video games we love—from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built—and how they changed the industry forever.

This book chronicles how members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team fought to receive fair treatment and equal pay despite the intense pushback they received from U.S. Soccer, the governing body of soccer in the United States. 

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

20 years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the 1976 United States women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. At the time of the 1976 Olympics, the American team included a roster of players who would go on to become some of the most legendary figures in the history of basketball.