
Get inspired by HERstory, SFPL’s celebration of women's history, honoring and acknowledging the contributions of women and the experience of being female. All year round, the Library champions women writers, artists, academics and professional leaders in their fields. Come hear author talks and panel discussions, see what's on view in our exhibits, take part in book clubs, watch films, engage in interactive programs and build strength and solidarity. Themes center around women as groundbreakers, feminism, the women’s movement and much more.
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“Knowing your generational story firms the ground upon which you stand. It makes your life, your struggles and triumphs, bigger than your lone existence. It connects you to a grand plotline.”
― Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am
Fighting for HER Rights
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She-wolvesBren, Paulina
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¡Sí, Ella Puede!Sowards, Stacey K.
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Angela DavisDavis, Angela Y.
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Outside VoicesGelfand, Joan
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The EquivalentsDoherty, Maggie
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Didion & BabitzAnolik, Lili
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Living for ChangeBoggs, Grace Lee
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The Great Stewardess RebellionMcShane Wulfhart, Nell
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Being HeumannHeumann, Judith E.
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Wilma MankillerHerda, D. J.
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The Story of JaneKaplan, Laura
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All inKing, Billie Jean
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I Heard Her Call My NameSante, Lucy
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The Swans of HarlemValby, Karen
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ConnieChung, Connie
Girls can!
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Swimming Toward A DreamFaruqi, Reem
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Claudette ColvinColvin, Claudette
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Autumn Peltier, Water WarriorLindstrom, Carole
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It's Not Bragging If It's TrueAvant-garde, Zaila
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ListenStocker, Shannon
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More Than PeachWoodard, Bellen
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Shaped by Her HandsFreeman, Anna Harber
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Fossil HunterBlackford, Cheryl
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I Am Ruby BridgesBridges, Ruby
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The Eagle HuntressAisholpan, Nurgaiv
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Malala YousafzaiSaeed, Aisha
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The Enigma GirlsFleming, Candace
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One Million TreesBalouch, Kristen
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Courage Like KateRedding, Anna Crowley
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The Story of Anne FrankBerne, Emma Carlson
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The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand CranesDiCicco, Sue
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Sybil Ludington Rides to the RescueGunderson, Jessica
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There Goes Patti McGee!Nienow, Tootie
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Greta ThunbergTurner, Tracey
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Living the Confidence CodeKay, Katty