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Women's History Month Biographies & Memoirs

Celebrate remarkable women by reading one of these new or forthcoming Library additions.

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

20 items

  • Cher

    the Memoir. Part One

    Cher, 1946-
    The notable pop star and diva offers the first part of her extensive biography about her fascinating life. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] — 782.42164 C521Zc2p1 2024
  • Having no time to grieve when her husband suddenly died, the author after three years flew to a remote Australian island and stayed in a shack on a pristine coast, going days without seeing another person, and pondered the ways cultures grieve and…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Viking, [2025] — 823.914092 B873Zb 2025
  • An intimate and revelatory biography of Yoko Ono from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Boy. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025 — 700.92 O58Zsh 2025
  • I'm That Girl

    Living the Power of My Dreams

    Chiles, Jordan,
    This memoir from the two-time Olympian gymnast chronicles her journey to the awards podium while overcoming racism, childhood trauma and devastating setbacks, highlighting the importance of family support and the resilience of the human spirit.…
    Book, 2025New York : Harper Influence, [2025] — 796.44092 C537Zc 2025
  • Daughter of Daring

    the Trick-riding, Train-leaping, Road-racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood's First Stuntwoman

    O'Meara, Mallory,
    This biography tells the story of Helen Gibson, America’s first professional stuntwoman, whose daring stunts in early films broke new ground for women in Hollywood, though her contributions were later overshadowed by a male-dominated action film…
    Book, 2025Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2025] — 791.43092 G449Zo 2025
  • This biography of the passionate educator and presidential advisor examines her career of public service and role as one of the earliest black female activists that helped lay the foundation of the modern civil rights movement. -Provided by the…
    Book, 2024New York : Penguin Press, [2024] — 370.92 B563Zro 2024
  • The Last Secret Agent

    My Life as a Spy Behind Nazi Lines

    Latour, Pippa, 1921-2023,
    This posthumously published memoir details the remarkable life of Pippa Latour, the last surviving female British operative of WWII, who conducted sabotage and intelligence work in occupied France, risking her life to fight against Nazi forces and…
    Book, 2025New York : St. Martin's Press, 2025. — 940.5485 L359ZL 2025
  • From an internationally acclaimed activist comes an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2024New York : Abrams Press, 2024. — 305.409866 N437Zn 2024
  • Becoming Spectacular

    the Rhythm of Resilience From the First African American Rockette

    Jones, Jennifer, 1967-
    A trailblazing African- American dancer recounts her groundbreaking journey to becoming a Radio City Rockette, overcoming racism, resistance and barriers to integration, while revealing the challenges and triumphs of joining one of America’s most…
    Book, 2025New York : HarperCollins Publishers [2025] — 792.8092 J77Zj2 2025
  • Although the popular model and actress has lived more than 50 years in the public eye, the full story of her roller-coaster life has never been told—until now. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2025New York, NY Harper Influence an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025] — 746.92092 B858Zb 2025
  • In this witty and definitive memoir, the trailblazing journalist recounts her groundbreaking career as the first Asian woman in U.S. television news, detailing her experiences with sexism, her major stories and her behind-the-scenes challenges and…
    Book, 2024New York : GCP, 2024. — 070.195092 C559Zc 2024
  • Love, Queenie

    Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star

    Sen, Mayukh,
    A beautiful reclamation of a pioneering South Asian actress captures her glittering, complicated life and lasting impact on Hollywood. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2025New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025] — 791.43028 O12Zs 2025
  • This brave and imaginative memoir from a Nobel Peace Prize nominee details her healing journey and groundbreaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2025New York : AUWA Books ; MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. — 362.88392 N576Zn 2025
  • This memoir chronicles the life of Josephine Baker, the groundbreaking dancer, singer, spy, and Civil Rights activist, from her rise to fame in 1920s Paris to her daring role in World War II and her activism during the U.S. Civil Rights movement.…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Tiny Reparations Books, [2025] — 793.3092 B167Zb2 2025
  • Sisters in Science

    How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History

    Campbell, Olivia M.,
    The extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany.
    Book, 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Park Row Books, [2024] — 530.09252 C189 2024
  • In her first memoir, the bestselling cookbook author and host of the beloved Food Network show “Barefoot Contessa” offers a personal, engaging and motivating narrative of her extraordinary journey from a difficult childhood to becoming a cultural…
    Book, 2024New York : Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024] — 641.5092 G244Zg 2024
  • The Cave

    a Secret Underground Hospital and One Woman's Story of Survival in Syria : a Memoir

    Ballour, Amani,
    Tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Damascus, humanizing the enduring crisis in Syria. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2024Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2024. — 610.92 B193Zb 2024
  • A former leader of Germany offers a long-awaited memoir. -Provided by the publisher
    Book, 2024New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2024. — 943.088309 M563Zme 2024
  • The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum

    the Rise and Fall of An American Organized-crime Boss

    Fox, Margalit,
    Painting a vibrant portrait of Gilded Age New York and of a once-famous, now-forgotten heroine, this unforgettable story of America’s first lady of organized crime who, by the mid-1880s, amassed a huge fortune, recounts how she turned theft into a…
    Book, 2024New York : Random House, [2024] — 364.109747 M271Zf 2024
  • In this unflinching account, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court pulls back the curtain to marry the public record of her life with what is less known, chronicling her extraordinary path to become a jurist on…
    Book, 2024New York : Random House, [2024] — 347.732634 J13Zj 2024