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Omaha Picks: Who Run the World? Girls!

March is Women's History Month! It's time to celebrate the ways women have used their intelligence, strength, and persistence to make an impact on history. Check out these kids non-fiction titles about real women who changed the world.

Omaha Public Library

25 items

  • Girls to the Front

    40 Asian American Women Who Blazed a Trail

    Mata, Nina, 1981-
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — j 305.48 Mata
  • Graphic NovelNew York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — jGRAPHIC B Kahlo Blas
  • Soaring to Gold!

    Simone Biles at the 2016 Summer Olympics

    Buckley, James, Jr., 1963-
    Graphic NovelMinneapolis, MN : Bearport Publishing Company, [2024] — jGRAPHIC B Biles Buckley
  • Cactus Queen

    Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park

    Alexander, Lori,
    BookNew York, N.Y. : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024] — jB Hoyt Alexande
  • Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, 2024. — jGRAPHIC B Macleod
  • Hidden Hope

    How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

    Boxer, Elisa,
    BookNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2023. — jB Geller Boxer
  • Becoming a Ballerina

    the Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince​

    Obuobi, Laura,
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — jB DePrince Obuobi
  • The Six

    the Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

    Grush, Loren,
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, [2025] — j 629.45 Grush
  • Daughter of the Light-footed People

    the Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez

    Cabot, Belen Medina,
    BookNew York, New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024] — jB Ramirez Cabot
  • Make Your Mark

    the Empowering True Story of the First Known Black Female Tattoo Artist

    Gresham, Jacci,
    BookNew York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2025. — jB Gresham
  • Journey to the Stars

    Kalpana Chawla, Astronaut

    Wallmark, Laurie,
    BookMinneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, 2024. — jB Chawla Wallmark
  • As the Seas Rise

    Nicole Hernández Hammer and the Fight for Climate Justice

    Quezada Padron, Angela, 1971-
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024. — jB Hernandez Hammer Quezada
  • Door by Door

    How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator

    Pincus, Meeg,
    BookNew York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2023] — jB McBride Pincus
  • Ping-pong Shabbat

    the True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman

    Koffsky, Ann Diament,
    BookNew York, NY : Little Bee Books, 2024. — jB Ackerman Koffsky