25 Best Books about Women in History (Non-Fiction)

Books about women in history are always such a delight to come across, especially considering how conspicuously absent so many of these stories often are in schools and history classes.

I love reading about how female historical figures were able to shape history and play their part in leaving their mark on the world. So, I thought I’d get together a list of the Best Books about Women in History, limited to non-fiction titles.

Hope you enjoy reading about these inspiring, entertaining, amazing, imperfect, impactful and timeless women!

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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Kate Moore

What It's About:

Publication Date: April 18, 2017
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly

What It's About:

Publication Date: December 6, 2016
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot

What It's About:

Publication Date: February 2, 2010
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Becoming
Michelle Obama

What It's About:

Publication Date: November 13, 2018
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
Liza Mundy

What It's About:

Publication Date: October 10, 2017
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies
Jason Fagone

What It's About:

Publication Date: September 26, 2017
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Marjane Satrapi

What It's About:

Publication Date: June 1, 2004
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Alison Weir

What It's About:

Publication Date: January 10, 1991
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Cleopatra: A Life
Stacy Schiff

What It's About:

Publication Date: November 1, 2010
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Jane Dunn

What It's About:

Publication Date: January 25, 2005
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang

What It's About:

Publication Date: June 20, 2008
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Antonia Fraser

What It's About:

Publication Date: September 12, 2006
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Robert K. Massie

What It's About:

Publication Date: November 8, 2011
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Sonia Purnell

What It's About:

Publication Date: April 4, 2019
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II
Svetlana Alexievich

What It's About:

Publication Date: July 25, 2017
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Irin Carmon

What It's About:

Publication Date: October 27, 2015
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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The Story of My Life
Helen Keller

What It's About:

Publication Date: May 1, 1990
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank

What It's About:

Publication Date: September 15, 2010
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou

What It's About:

Publication Date: April 21, 2009
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Karen Abbott

What It's About:

Publication Date: September 2, 2014
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers
Barbara Ehrenreich

What It's About:

Publication Date: July 1, 2010
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Rachel Ignotofsky

What It's About:

Publication Date: July 26, 2016
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World (Women in History Book, Book of Women Who Changed the World)
Ann Shen

What It's About:

Publication Date: September 6, 2016
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
Elena Favilli

What It's About:

Publication Date: November 10, 2016
   out of 5 on Goodreads

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Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels
Linda Skeers

What It's About:

Publication Date: September 5, 2017
   out of 5 on Goodreads