52 Books & Movies to Celebrate Women's History Month

Women’s History Month is a time to recognize women’s contributions to progress and innovation in science, technology, culture, art, and society — and to keep the spotlight shining on the inequities women still face in the workplace.

The gender pay gap continues to keep women from equal economic participation with men. Women still make only 83 cents for every dollar earned by a man in the U.S. — and that number drops to 64 cents for Black women, 60 cents for Native American women, 57 cents for Latina women, and 52 cents for Asian American and Pacific Islander women. At Syndio, we dedicate ourselves every day to providing solutions to measure and improve workplace equity.

To celebrate the women who inspire us, we’ve collected the Syndio team’s favorite memoirs, biographies, nonfiction books, documentaries, and movies about women from around the world. Below you’ll find stories about women blazing trails, creating change, sharing wisdom, and leading their fields in business, science, art, sports, and politics.

Nonfiction books

Mom & Me & Mom

by Maya Angelou

52 Books, Documentaries & Movies to Celebrate Women’s History Month

Nonfiction books

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9739" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mom-and-Me-and-Mom_Book-Cover-400x600.jpeg" alt="Mom and Me and Mom book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="225" />Mom & Me & Mom

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9757" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Unbought-and-Unbossed-Shirley-Chisholm_Book-Cover-375x600.jpeg" alt="Unbought and Unbossed book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="240" />Unbought and Unbossed

<img class="wp-image-9751 alignleft" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/The-Dragons-The-Giant-The-Women_Book-Cover-400x600.jpeg" alt="The Dragons the Giant the Women book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="225" />The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9737" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Living-History-Hillary-Rodham-Clinton_Book-Cover.jpeg" alt="Living History book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="223" />Living History

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9764" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/What-I-Know-for-Sure-Oprah-Winfrey_Book-Cover-391x600.jpeg" alt="What I Know for Sure book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="230" />What I Know for Sure

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9721" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Becoming-Michelle-Obama_Book-Cover-394x600.jpeg" alt="Becoming book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="228" />Becoming

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9759" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untamed_Book-Cover-397x600.jpeg" alt="Untamed book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="227" />Untamed

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9727" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Eyes-on-the-Street-The-Life-of-Jane-Jacobs_Book-Cover.jpeg" alt="Eyes on the Street book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="224" />Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9761" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/We-Should-All-Be-Feminists_Book-Cover.jpg" alt="We Should All Be Feminists book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="214" />We Should All Be Feminists

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9765" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/What-Works-Gender-Equality-by-Design_Book-Cover.jpg" alt="What Works book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="224" />What Works: Gender Equality by Design

Poetry & essays

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9723" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Call-Us-What-We-Carry_Book-Cover-400x600.jpeg" alt="Call Us What We Carry book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="225" />Call Us What We Carry

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9738" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Men-Explain-Things-to-Me_Book-Cover.jpg" alt="Men Explain Things to Me book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="214" />Men Explain Things to Me

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9756" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Trick-Mirror_Book-Cover-396x600.jpeg" alt="Trick Mirror book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="227" />Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Business books

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9758" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Unfinished-Business-Women-Men-Work-Family.jpg" alt="Unfinished Business book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="231" />Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9725" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dare-to-Lead_Book-Cover-398x600.jpeg" alt="Dare to Lead book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="226" />Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9753" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/The-Moment-of-Lift_Book-Cover-397x600.jpeg" alt="The Moment of Lift book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="227" />The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9735" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Lean-In-Women-Work-and-the-Will-to-Lead_Book-Cover-371x600.jpeg" alt="Lean In book cover for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="242" />Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Documentaries & docuseries

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9746" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RBG_Documentary-Poster-e1646864360339.jpeg" alt="RBG documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="213" />RBG

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9724" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Coded-Bias_Documentary-Poster-408x600.jpg" alt="Coded Bias documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="221" />Coded Bias

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9717" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/A-Ballerinas-Tale-The-Incredible-Rise-of-Misty-Copeland_Documentary-Poster-425x600.jpg" alt="A Ballerina's Tale movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="212" />A Ballerina’s Tale

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9743" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Period-End-of-Sentence_Documentary-Poster.png" alt="Period End of Sentence documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="228" />Period. End of Sentence.

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9744" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pretty-Strong_Documentary-Poster-400x600.jpg" alt="Pretty Strong documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="225" />Pretty Strong

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9722" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Being-Serena_Documentary-Poster.jpeg" alt="Being Serena documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="222" />Being Serena

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9748" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Seeing-Allred_Documentary-Poster.jpeg" alt="Seeing Allred documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="223" />Seeing Allred

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9720" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/All-In-The-Fight-for-Democracy_Documentary-Poster.jpeg" alt="All In movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="223" />All In: The Fight for Democracy

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9740" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Naomi-Osaka_Documentary-Poster-405x600.jpg" alt="Naomi Osaka documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="222" />Naomi Osaka

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9729" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gloria-In-Her-Own-Words_Documentary-Poster.jpg" alt="Gloria: In Her Own Words documentary poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="225" />Gloria: In Her Own Words

Movies

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9734" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Joy-Luck-Club_Movie-Poster-e1646864570173-405x600.webp" alt="The Joy Luck Club movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="222" />The Joy Luck Club

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9745" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Queen-of-Katwe_Movie-Poster-400x600.webp" alt="Queen of Katwe movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="225" />Queen of Katwe

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9747" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Roma_Movie-Poster-405x600.jpg" alt="Roma movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="222" />Roma

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9559" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Hidden-Figures.jpeg" alt="Hidden Figures" width="150" height="222" />Hidden Figures

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9736" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Little-Women_Movie-Poster.jpeg" alt="Little Women movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="223" />Little Women (2019)

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9766" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wild_Movie-Poster.jpeg" alt="Wild movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="222" />Wild

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9762" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Whale-Rider_Movie-Poster-405x600.jpg" alt="Whale Rider movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="222" />Whale Rider

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9728" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Frida-Movie-Poster-414x600.jpeg" alt="Frida movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="218" />Frida

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9726" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Erin-Brokovich_Movie-Poster-391x600.jpg" alt="Erin Brokovich movie poster 9 to 5 movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="230" />Erin Brokovich

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9716" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9-to-5_Movie-Poster-e1646864734343.jpg" alt="9 to 5 movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="236" />9 to 5

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9750" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/The-Color-Purple_Movie-Poster-399x600.jpg" alt="The Color Purple movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="226" />The Color Purple

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9755" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Thelma-and-Louise_Movie-Poster-403x600.jpg" alt="Thelma and Louise movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="223" />Thelma and Louise

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9749" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Set-It-Off_Movie-Poster.jpeg" alt="Set It Off movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="220" />Set It Off

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9767" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wonder-Woman_Movie-Poster-e1646864813961.jpg" alt="Wonder Woman movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="223" />Wonder Woman

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9719" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/A-League-of-Their-Own_Movie-Poster-450x600.jpeg" alt="A League of One's Own movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="200" />A League of Their Own

<img class="alignleft wp-image-9752" src="https://synd.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/The-First-Wives-Club_Movie-Poster.jpg" alt="The First Wives Club movie poster for Women's History Month collection" width="150" height="231" />The First Wives Club

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Mom & Me & Mom

Unbought and Unbossed

The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir

Living History

What I Know for Sure

Becoming

Untamed

Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs

We Should All Be Feminists

What Works: Gender Equality by Design

Call Us What We Carry

Men Explain Things to Me

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

RBG

Coded Bias

A Ballerina’s Tale

Period. End of Sentence.

Pretty Strong

Being Serena

Seeing Allred

All In: The Fight for Democracy

Naomi Osaka

Gloria: In Her Own Words

The Joy Luck Club

Queen of Katwe

Roma

Hidden Figures

Little Women (2019)

Wild

Whale Rider

Frida

Erin Brokovich

9 to 5

The Color Purple

Thelma and Louise

Set It Off

Wonder Woman

A League of Their Own

The First Wives Club