By: Sabrina C. Spitznagle, Principal & Founder at Loop Legal Search,
Chicago Legal Recruiters – Your Recruiting Connection
I know March is nearly over, but let’s be honest, shouldn’t we be celebrating women and our incredible history every day?! I also am always looking for new books to read, and I highly recommend these books any time (not just because of Women’s History month):
1. A Woman of No Importance, By Sonia Purnell
This fascinating biography tells the story of Virginia Hall, an American spy who worked undercover in France during World War II. I don’t always love biographies, but this reads like a novel. Hall’s story is extraordinary.
2. The Truths We Hold, By Kamala Harris
Take the time to get to know the United States’ first female vice president in this incredibly engaging memoir.
3. Becoming, By Michelle Obama
If you have not already read this powerful and inspiring memoir by the former FLOTUS, Read It Now.
“Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.”
Michelle Obama
4. I Am Malala, By Malala Yousafzai
Malala tells her truly remarkable story of courage and hope. She brought me to tears and gave me hope at the same time.
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.”
Malala Yousafzai
5. The Doctors Blackwell, By Janice Nimura
This book provides an intriguing historical account of the first woman in America to receive an M.D. and her younger sister, who also became a physician. Together they founded the first hospital staffed entirely by women. Riveting and incredibly moving.
6. My Own Words, By Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I miss her. Need I say more?
“Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
7. Code Girls, By Liza Mundy
This bestseller tells the story of the more than ten thousand American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II. How did I not know about this?
8. Hidden Figures, By Margot Lee Shetterly
You probably saw the movie, but read the book. This compelling true story of four amazing Black female mathematicians who worked for NASA in the 1950s and 1960 is brilliant.
9. Bossypants, By Tina Fey
Hysterical.
“Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.”
Tina Fey
10. The Jetsetters, By Amanda Eyre Ward
I had to end this list with a fun read, and this is one of my favorites. I could not put it down and so enjoyed the escape.
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.”
Amelia Earhart