Women's History Month - DeKalb Public Library

Women’s History Month

Mar 20, 2026

March is Women’s History Month! Beginning as an unofficial week-long holiday in 1978 that coincided with International Women’s Day, celebrated each year on March 8th, National Women’s History Week became an official holiday in 1980 when President...

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New Books About Women in Sport

Mar 27, 2021

It’s Women’s History Month, and here at the library we have tons of books about awesome women! Here are some of our recent arrivals about women in sport. Betty Robinson, American Olympic Athlete Unbeatable Betty: Betty Robinson, the First Female...

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New Books About Women in Writing

Mar 27, 2021

It’s Women’s History Month, and here at the library we have tons of books about awesome women! Here are some of our recent arrivals about women writers and journalists. A 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book A 2021 Robert F....

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New Books About Women in Science

Mar 17, 2021

It's Women's History Month, and here at the library we have tons of books about awesome women! Here are some of our recent arrivals about women in math and science. Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician...