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Recommended Reading: Writing HerStory: Celebrating Women’s History Month through BIPOC Women/Femme-Identifying Writers

Highline College's librarians recommend materials from the library collection on a wide variety of topics.

Writing HerStory: Celebrating Women’s History Month through BIPOC Women/Femme-Identifying Writers

HerStory: "Feminist history, or history viewed from a female or feminine perspective" (Oxford Reference: A Dictionary of Psychology)

In honor of Women's History Month, we have curated a range of books from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) American Women and Femme-Identifying Writers.

This month's guide includes personally curated book recommendations from Salma Silva-Licon (Political Science Faculty), Wadiyah Nelson (retired Librarian), Karen Fernandez (Librarian), Gerie Ventura (Associate Dean of Library and Learning Services), and many brilliant others.

clip art of four women: one with dark brown hair, one with long brown hair, one in a hijab; one with blonde hair

Image from The Center for Cultural & Inclusive Excellence Savoring HERStory flyer

Novels and Fiction

Poetry

Anthologies

Nonfiction: History

Nonfiction: Education

Speculative Fiction

Memoir

Non-Fiction: Personal Growth