A biography of Assata Shakur, U.S. revolutionary who was a leader of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and early 1970s and fought for civil rights for African Americans and to end racism.

In the testosterone-fueled rock climbing scene of the 1980s and 90s, Lynn Hill rose to the top, becoming a legend in the sport. Her crowning achievement was free climbing the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite, a nearly vertical 2,900-foot climb so difficult that it was said to be inconceivable. This is her life story in her own words; full of adventure, hard-earned lessons, and larger-than-life people.

Soon to be an Amazon series, Povich describes in an engrossing narrative the story of what happened to the women who worked for Newsweek in the 1970s before and after they banded together to sue the magazine for discrimination because they were systematically denied promotions and newsroom positions.

Rock goddess and Portlandia Actress-Writer-Producer Carrie Brownstein returns to her childhood and musical beginnings in the Riot Grrrl feminist movement of the 1990s when she co-founded the iconic musical group Sleater-Kinney. Brownstein describes contending with how she was perceived by journalists and audiences being a woman in a rock band in this heartfelt and honest exploration of her professional and personal lives.

Nineteenth-century Cuban poet Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda escaped two arranged marriages as a teenager and went on to fight for women's equality and the end of slavery. This fictionalized novel tells her story in gorgeous, lyrical verse.

Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from poverty in Chinatown, and she gains admittance to a prestigious finishing school through a mix of cunning and bribery. She soon discovers that getting in was the easiest part, and must carve a niche among the spoiled heiresses. When the earthquake strikes on April 18, Mercy and her classmates are forced to a survivor encampment, but her quick-witted leadership rallies them to help in the tragedy's aftermath.

Tells the story of two early 20th century female physicists whose groundbreaking contributions were overlooked in their lifetimes and are still largely unknown today despite shaping the field of nuclear science.

Written by Ride’s partner, this book covers everything from Ride’s career as a physicist and astronaut, her athletic achievements (Ride was a tennis player who almost turned pro), her report cards, and her fight for gender equality.

International and intersectional in its focus, this collection of short biographies highlights the achievements of some of the bravest activists you’ve never heard of including Sampat Pal Devi, an activist against violence towards women in India; Kalpona Akter, an advocate for safe conditions in textiles factories; and Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, who stood up for union workers.

Esmeralda Santiago was one of eleven children who grew up in a tin-can of a house in Puerto Rico, surrounded by quarreling parents and poverty. While living in Brooklyn with her grandmother, Santiago's ambition and hard work resulted in a Harvard education, and a successful career as a writer and film producer.