For those of you celebrating Women’s History Month, the website Book Riot has published “15 Books About Lesser-Known Women Who Made History” by Senjuti Patra. These non-fiction selections cover a broad range of time, from ancient Egypt to the modern era. Some of the titles that jumped out at me —
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The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney — Hatshepsut is the longest reigning female pharaoh (not queen) about whom little is known.
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The Light of Days: The Untold Stories of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos by Judy Batalion — A chronicle of the extraordinary courage of Jewish women resistance fighters who are almost always forgotten in the historical narratives of this period.
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The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich — An oral history of Soviet women during World War II. These women who were at the front lines alongside men, as pilots, snipers, doctors, scouts, and so on.
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The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone — I’ve read about the male codebreakers, but I’ve heard very little about women. Elizabeth Friedman was one such woman, a pioneer of modern cryptography who worked with the American government during both world wars.
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Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters” by Kim Todd — In the 1880s and ’90s, newspapers hired “girl stunt reporters” to uncover sensational stories. Even though their work often led to real social change and important conversations, their contributions were unappreciated.
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Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet by Claire L. Evans — Who wouldn’t be intrigued by this title? Women did play a big internet role, from early pioneers like Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper to the many important but overlooked women who came later.
The complete list can be accessed at https://bookriot.com/books-about-lesser-known-women-who-made-history/?.