In honor of Women's History Month, we've rounded up new and new-ish nonfiction written by women! Make sure to check out Libby/Overdrive for even more titles to celebrate women. 
 
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Nonfiction

Memoir & Biography
 
I have always been me : a memoir
by Precious Brady-Davis

A trans activist reflects on her difficult childhood in the foster system and how she was able to realize her true identity to become an award-winning diversity advocate, communications professional and public speaker.
Civil rights queen : Constance Baker Motley and the struggle for equality
by Tomiko Brown-Nagin

This biography of the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court examines how she played a critical role in vanquishing Jim Crow laws throughout the South.
All in : an autobiography
by Billie Jean King

This autobiography from the tennis legend discusses not only her historic accomplishments on the court, but also her activism as a feminist and social justice fighter in the wake of her coming out as gay at age 51. Illustrations.
Dog Flowers : A Memoir
by Danielle Geller

An award-winning essayist draws on archival documents in a narrative account that explores how her family’s troubled past and the death of her mother, a homeless alcoholic, reflected the traditions and tragic history of her Navajo heritage. 
Just as I Am : A Memoir
by Cicely Tyson

The Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and life. 
Unbound : my story of liberation and the birth of the Me Too movement
by Tarana Burke

The founder and activist behind the “me too” movement shares her own story of how she came to say those two words herself after being sexually assaulted, in this debut memoir that explores how to piece back together our fractured selves. 200,000 first printing.
Broken horses : a memoir
by Brandi Carlile

"Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving an indelible mark on her formative years and altering her journey into young adulthood. As an openly gay teenager, Brandi grappled with the tension between her sexuality and her faith when her pastor publicly refused to baptize her on the day of the ceremony. Shockingly, her small town rallied around Brandi in support and set her on a path to salvation where the rest of the misfits and rejects find it: through twisted, joyful, weird, and wonderful music. In Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile takes readers through the events of her life that shaped her very raw art-from her start at a local singing competition where she performed Elton John's "Honky Cat" in a bedazzled white polyester suit, to her first break opening for Dave Matthews Band, to many sleepless tours over fifteen years and six studio albums, all while raising two children with her wife, Catherine Shepherd. This hard-won success led her to collaborations with personal heroes like Elton John, Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Pearl Jam, Tanya Tucker, and Joni Mitchell, as well as her peers in the supergroup TheHighwomen, and ultimately to the Grammy stage, where she converted millions of viewers into instant fans. Evocative and piercingly honest, Broken Horses is at once an examination of faith through the eyes of a person rejected by the church's basic tenetsand a meditation on the moments and lyrics that have shaped the life of a creative mind, a brilliant artist, and a genuine empath on a mission to give back"
Dear Senthuran : a Black spirit memoir
by Akwaeke Emezi

The New York Times-bestselling author presents a memoir of their journey through a challenging path of resistance towards success as a writer through candid and revealing correspondence with friends, lovers and family.
Crying in H Mart : a memoir
by Michelle Zauner

The Japanese Breakfast indie pop star presents a full-length account of her viral New Yorker essay to share poignant reflections on her experiences of growing up Korean-American, becoming a professional musician and caring for her terminally ill mother. Illustrations.
Manifesto : on never giving up
by Bernardine Evaristo

"Bernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker Prize win was an historic and revolutionary occasion, with Evaristo being the first Black woman and first Black British person ever to win the prize in its fifty-year history. Girl, Woman, Other was named a favorite book of the year by President Obama and Roxane Gay, was translated into thirty-five languages, and has now reached more than a million readers. Evaristo's astonishing nonfiction debut, Manifesto, is a vibrant and inspirational account of Evaristo's life and career as she rebelled against the mainstream and fought over several decades to bring her creative work into the world. With her characteristic humor, Evaristo describes her childhood as one of eight siblings, with a Nigerian father and white Catholic mother, tells the story of how she helped set up Britain's first Black women's theatre company, remembers the queer relationships of her twenties, and recounts her determination to write books that were absent in the literary world around her. She provides a hugely powerful perspective to contemporary conversations around race, class, feminism, sexuality, and aging. She reminds us of how far we have come, and how far we still have to go. In Manifesto, Evaristo charts her theory of unstoppability, showing creative people how they too can visualize and find success in their work, ignoring the naysayers. Both unconventional memoir and inspirational text, Manifesto is a unique reminder to us all to persist in doing work we believe in, even when we might feel overlooked or discounted. Evaristo shows us how we too can follow in her footsteps, from first vision, to insistent perseverance, to eventual triumph"
History
 
All That She Carried : The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
by Tiya Miles

The story of how three generations of Black women have passed down a family treasure—a sack filled with a few precious items given from an enslaved woman to her daughter in 1850s South Carolina.
Wake : the hidden history of women-led slave revolts
by Rebecca Hall

Part graphic novel, part memoir, this book, using in-depth archival research and a measured use of historical imagination, tells the story of women-led slave revolts, uncovering the truth about these women warriors, who, until now, have been left out of the historical record. 60,000 first printing. Illustrations.
New women in the old west : from settlers to suffragists, an untold American story
by Winifred Gallagher

Drawing on an extraordinary collection of research, this book paints a vibrant picture of the little known and under-reported women who played monumental roles in the history of the Old West – and in the women’s rights movement, forever redefining the “American woman.” Illustrations.
The Light of Days : The untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos
by Judith Batalion

Documents the essential World War II contributions of Jewish-Polish female resistance fighters, sharing the stories of courageous women who risked their lives to work against the Nazis as fighters, intelligence agents and saboteurs. 
Woman Made : Great Women Designers
by Jane Hall

This visual celebration of the most incredible and impactful design ever produced by female designers flips the script on what is historically considered a man's world. Featuring more than 200 designers from more than 50 countries, it records and illuminates the fascinating and overlooked history of women preeminent in the field - shining a vital spotlight on the most extraordinary objects made by female designers but, more importantly, offering a compelling primer on the best in the field of design.
Power hungry : women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and their fight to feed a movement
by Suzanne Cope

Shows how food was used by two unsung women as a potent and necessary ideological and political tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change during the civil rights movement.
When women invented television : the untold story of the female powerhouses who pioneered the way we watch today
by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

The best-selling author of Seinfeldia documents the lesser-known story of how four trailblazing women from the radio era, including Irna Phillips, Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott and Betty White, helped establish the foundation of the modern television industry. 30,000 first printing.
The agitators : three friends who fought for abolition and women's rights
by Dorothy Wickenden

The best-selling author of Nothing Daunted chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward and Martha Wright, discussing their vital role in the Underground Railroad, abolition and the early women’s rights movement. 100,000 first printing.
Essays

White magic : essays
by Elissa Washuta

"Throughout her life, Elissa Washuta has been surrounded by cheap facsimiles of Native spiritual tools and occult trends, "starter witch kits" of sage, rose quartz, and tarot cards packaged together in paper and plastic. Following a decade of abuse, addiction, PTSD, and heavy-duty drug treatment for a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, she felt drawn to the real spirits and powers her dispossessed and discarded ancestors knew, while she undertook necessary work to find love and meaning. In this collectionof intertwined essays, she writes about land, heartbreak, and colonization, about life without the escape hatch of intoxication, and about how she became a powerful witch. She interlaces stories from her forebears with cultural artifacts from her own life-Twin Peaks, the Oregon Trail II video game, a Claymation Satan, a YouTube video of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham-to explore questions of cultural inheritance and the particular danger, as a Native woman, of relaxing into romantic love under colonial rule"
You don't know us negroes and other essays : And Other Essays
by Zora Neale Hurston

Spanning more than 35 years of work, this anthology showcases the writings of one of the most acclaimed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, providing a window into her world and time. 100,000 first printing.
These precious days : essays
by Ann Patchett

Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, the brilliant author transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. 150,000 first printing.
Let me tell you what I mean
by Joan Didion

A volume of 12 previously uncollected early pieces shares insights into the author’s evolving literary style and includes reflections on such topics as a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, a Vegas WWI veteran reunion and a visit to San Simeon.
Girlhood : essays
by Melissa Febos

The acclaimed author looks back on her experiences growing up as a female and how the values that she and other women learned in girlhood failed to prioritize their personal safety, happiness and freedom. 50,000 first printing.
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be : essays
by Nichole Perkins

Combining her sharp wit, stellar pop culture sensibility and trademark spirited storytelling, the writer and podcast host takes readers on a rollicking ride through the last 20 years of music, media and the internet from the perspective of a Southern black woman. Original. 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Other
 
Great Women's Speeches : Empowering Voices That Engage and Inspire
by Anna Russell

Over 50 empowering speeches celebrating women in their own words through extracts and commissioned illustrations, spanning throughout history up to the modern day.
Drawing lines : an anthology of women cartoonists
by Chynna Clugston-Flores

"Showcasing stories from some of the comics' greatest female creators, this anthology features stories that range from mainstream adventures to hilarious comic shorts to heart-wrenching autobiographical stories"
Notable native people : 50 indigenous leaders, dreamers, and changemakers from past and present
by Adrienne Keene

Perfect for readers of all ages, this celebration of lives, stories and contributions of 50 notable Native American people highlights the vital impact indigenous dreamers and leaders have made on the world.
Abuelita faith : what women on the margins teach us about wisdom, persistence, and strength
by Kat Armas

"Combining personal storytelling with biblical reflection, a Cuban American writer tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians-mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters-whose survival, resistance, and persistence teach us the true power of faith and love"
The menopause manifesto : own your health with facts and feminism
by Jen Gunter

An internationally best-selling author, obstetrician and gynecologist — and author of The Vagina Bible — empowers readers through knowledge by countering myths and misunderstandings about menopause with hard facts and real science. Original.
Against white feminism : notes on disruption
by Rafia Zakaria

A radically inclusive, intersectional, and transnational approach to the fight for women’s rights.