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International Women's Day: Reading List

Liz Pidgeon

12 March, 2021

This year, YPRL is celebrating International Women’s Day all week! The theme for 2021 is Choose to Challenge.

We recognise the achievements of women, stories of many which are reflected in our collection. In this post, we'd like to highlight the following biographies, memoirs, and collection of interviews from women who have made their mark.

woman with brown long hair wearing a white shirt and dark trousers. She is sitting holding her knee up and has striking eyes and smileJacinda Ardern : a new kind of leader by Madeleine Chapman, 2020

A new biography of New Zealand’s Prime Minister discusses leadership and style that has garnered her attention from around the world.

Back book cover with black and white old photo of a woman wearing a furlined hat, white shirt and tie with wide open eyes and closed mouth looking seriousBeyond the Sky: the passions of Millicent Bryant, aviator ; the “lost” life of Australia’s first woman pilot by James Vicars, 2020

A new biography of an untold story. Millicent Bryant should be as well known as Kingsford-Smith or Nancy Bird Walton but in the history of Australian aviation her story had disappeared until now. She was a pioneer aviatrix, when at the age of 49 took her first flight, which led to her becoming the first woman in the Commonwealth (outside Britian) to gain a pilot’s licence in the 1920’s.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2020

If you've seen the film (On the Basis of Sex) and watched the documentary (RBG), now read Ruth’s story in her own words (derived from interviews) about her pioneering journey to the United States Supreme Court.

Know my Name: a memoir by Chanel Miller, 2019

The memoir of a victim of a sexual assault, the author's victim impact statement was posted online where it was view by eleven million people within four days. It subsequently inspired changes in California law. This book has been predicted to become a modern classic.

Be sure to visit the other posts in this blog series — we've published one each day throughout the week.

You can also visit our curated list on the catalogue for recommended reading from our collection to celebrate International Women's Day 2021.

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