Visionary women have always been among us. Women have contributed to science, history, philosophy, medicine, and art long before they were admitted to scholarly societies or universities. Many were denied recognition for their expertise because they were young because they were not formally educated, because they were poor, because of their race, and because they were female. The limitations of people’s imagination, however, did not hold back those who were determined to make a difference. Women like Ann Lowe, Mary Anning, Anna Atkins, and Maria Merian, were committed to their work, overcame barriers and made history in their respective fields.
Women's History Month
Events
March 19, 2024 3:00 PM
Selena (1997) dramatizes the story of music legend Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tejano, who was tragically murdered by a member of her...
March 19, 2024 3:00 PM
In celebration of Women's History Month we are making feminist friendship bracelets to wear and share.
March 19, 2024 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about water protectors! Join us for a program centered around We Are Water Protectors, written...
March 20, 2024 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Join us for a lively discussion of the novel The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict.
March 20, 2024 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Join us for our monthly virtual film discussion. We will be talking about Queen of Glory. Nana Mensah wrote, directed, and starred in...
March 21, 2024 4:00 PM
In honor of Women's History Month and inspired by Beatrix Potter, please join us for Family Arts and Crafts and draw your favorite animal....
March 23, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Celebrate some amazing women with stories and more! Intended for children ages 3-8. For more information, please contact children@lapl.org.
March 26, 2024 3:00 PM
Celebrate Women's History Month by being inspired by women who created graphic novels like Rose O'Neill, the first published female...
Women's History Month: The Fight for Women's Rights
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A Black Women’s History of the United States
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Abolition. Feminism. Now.
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
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Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights
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America’s Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
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Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
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Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World
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History Smashers: Women’s Right To Vote
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Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot
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Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World
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She Speaks: The Power of Women’s Voices
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Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote
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Suffragette: The Battle for Equality
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The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights
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The Art of Feminism: Images That Shaped the Fight for Equality, 1857–2017
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The Other Side of Silence: A Memoir of Exile, Iran, and the Global Women's Movement
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The Women's Atlas
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The Women’s History of the Modern World: How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years
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Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World
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Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice
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We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance
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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
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When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women, From 1960 to the Present
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Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right To Vote
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Women’s Liberation! Feminist Writings That Inspired a Revolution & Still Can