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A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN 101 OBJECTSby Annabelle Hirsch ; translated by Eleanor Updegraff
Filled with illuminating anecdotes, the collection is as entertaining as it is informative. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
PURE WITA sensitive, nuanced biography of an idiosyncratic woman. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
THE SISTERHOODby Liza Mundy
Another winner from Mundy, who tells a story that deserves to be told about women who deserve to be remembered. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
BUT WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?by Laura Flam & Emily Sieu Liebowitz
A fast-paced, welcome celebration of groups that have been “at risk of erasure from the canon of pop music history.” Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
DAUGHTERS OF LATIN AMERICAedited by Sandra Guzmán
A fresh, indispensable look at the wide, multicultural world of Latine women writers. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES
EVEby Cat Bohannon
Prodigious research informs a spirited history of humanity. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
QUARTETby Leah Broad
A stellar work of social and music history sprinkled with emotional dashes of love, sex, and politics. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >HISTORY
VALIANT WOMENby Lena Andrews
An invaluable addition to our knowledge of the Allied victory. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
THE STORY OF ART WITHOUT MENby Katy Hessel
An overdue upending of art historical discourse. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
YOUNG QUEENSA delightful historical study of women coming to the forefront in a world dominated by men. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
UNDAUNTEDA tour de force that should be in every library and school in the country. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
BRAVE THE WILD RIVERA beautiful tribute to two pioneering women of science. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS
WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOMby Marjane Satrapi ; translated by Una Dimitrijević
An impassioned message of rage and hope. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
THE WOMEN OF NOWA thoroughly researched and well-balanced history. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >HISTORY
SAY ANARCHAby J.C. Hallman
A staggeringly researched book that serves as an indictment of Sims’ hubris and an homage to Anarcha. Full review >
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