User:Hermionefc/Books About Women In History
Overview[edit]
An American newspaper noted in August 2019 that 'Researchers estimate that women’s stories make up just 0.5 percent of recorded history'.[1]
It is hoped that this page will become an authoritative list of books about women in history, including present-day historical actors.
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Table: Books About Women in History[edit]
| Book Title | Author(s) | Subject's Name(s) | Subject's Demographic Characteristics | Subject's Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becoming[2] | Michelle Obama | Michelle Obama | African-American | First Lady, Lawyer |
| Catherine the Great[3] | Robert K. Massie | Catherine II of Russia | Caucasian, German/Russian | Head-of-State |
| Clementine[4] | Sonia Purnell | Clementine Churchill | Caucasian, English | First Lady, Volunteer |
| Edith Wharton[5] | Hermione Lee | Edith Wharton | Caucasian, American | Author |
| Eleanor and Hick[6] | Susan Quinn | Eleanor Roosevelt; Lorena Hickok | Caucasian, American, LGBT | First Lady; Journalist |
| Elizabeth I [7] | Anne Somerset | Elizabeth I of England | Caucasian, English | Head-of-State |
| The Firebrand and the First Lady[8] | Patricia Bell-Scott | Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt | African-American, LGBT; Caucasian | Civil Rights and Feminist Activist, Lawyer, Priest; First Lady |
| The Glass Universe[9] | Dava Sobel | Williamina Fleming, Annie Jump Cannon, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin | Caucasian, American | Astronomer |
| Hidden Figures[10] | Margot Lee Shetterly | Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, Kathryn Peddrew, Sue Wilder, Eunice Smith, Barbara Holley | African-American | Scientist/Mathematician |
| The Husband Hunters[11] | Anne De Courcy | Various | Caucasian, American | Socialite |
| Les Parisiennes[12] | Anne Sebba | Various | Various | Various |
| MacArthur's Spies[13] | Peter Eisner | Claire Phillips, Felicidad Corcuera, Naomi Flores | Caucasian, American; Filipina; Filipina | Performer/Night Club Owner/Spy; Performer/Spy; Hair Dresser/Courier |
| Madame Fourcade's Secret War [14] | Lynn Olson | Marie-Madeleine Fourcade | Caucasian, French | Leader of Spy Network |
| My Beloved World [15] | Sonia Sotomayor | Sonia Sotomayor | Latina, American, Puerto Rican | Supreme Court Justice |
| My Own Words [16] | Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary Hartnett, Wendy W. Williams | Ruth Bader Ginsberg | Caucasian, American, Jewish | Supreme Court Justice |
| Portable 19th Century African-American Women Writers [17] | Hollis Robbins, Henry Luis Gates Jr. (editors) | Various | African-American | Author, Various |
| Romantic Outlaws[18] | Charlotte Gordon | Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley | Caucasian, British | Writer |
| Straight On Till Morning [19] | Mary S. Lovell | Beryl Markham | Caucasian, British/Kenyan | Aviator/Horse Trainer |
| A Woman of No Importance [20] | Sonia Purnell | Virginia Hall | Caucasian, American, Disabled | Spy, Saboteur |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/where-women-made-history-right-under-your-feet.html
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=YbtNDwAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=NGRnPtYPI44C
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=YNYiDQAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=Sy5ybpknwKcC
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=3dczDwAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=vsSlbLRDfjIC
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=Ojb4DQAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=_EQGswEACAAJ&dq
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=tkRHjgEACAAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=dR6xDAAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=tH1WMQAACAAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=eQvsDAAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=nK5sDwAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=IdomwSnKUO0C
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=nXsmDQAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=rYEpDwAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=cy_ZCwAAQBAJ
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=uOY6BMge-ooC
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=LJBfDwAAQBAJ