From Cheryl Sandberg Malala Yousafzai, and Angela Merkel to Aung San Suu Kyi, take inspiration from the women who shape our world.
In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, we present you a list of books, by or about inspirational women, ranging from true tatler_tatler_stories of great leaders and narratives of unsung heroes to career guidebooks.
Sad, uplifting, devastating or funny, the nine are filled with tatler_tatler_stories that are sure to stick with you.
1. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
This is an essential read for any woman wanting to get ahead in the workplace. Sheryl Sandberg--Facebook COO and one of Fortune Magazine’s most powerful women in business--looks at social and cultural factors in how women can help push themselves in their career.
2. The Female Lead: Women Who Shape Our World by Edwina Dunn
Celebrating women who have irrevocably altered their field of expertise, this book gives space to 60 inspirational leaders who have changed politics, the arts, journalism, teaching, engineering, science, film and communities.
3. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
By now the world knows her name, but Malala’s inspiring story is one that you need to read for yourself. Then a teenager, Malala stood up to the Taliban to fight for her right to be educated. The youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize, her story is an illuminating insight into gender politics and equality in the Middle East.
4. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
Recently adapted into a feature-length, Oscar-nominated film, this book explores the untold story of four African American women who were part of NASA’s biggest achievements during the Cold War. Following their careers over three decades, the narrative gives a new compelling perspective on history.
5. The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Dava Sobel
This book from bestselling author Dava Sobel uncovers the achievements and contributions of women in astronomy. These women, hired as ‘human computers’ to do maths for their male counterparts, made a number of revolutionary discoveries--but are all too often forgotten in history. Sobel recounts their tatler_tatler_stories in a fascinating and engaging tale.
6. Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume Two: Everything She Wants by Charles Moore
A controversial figure in life and in death, you don’t have to agree with Margaret Thatcher’s politics to respect that she was a formidable woman, striving to succeed in a man’s world. Following the UK’s first woman Prime Minister into her second term, Charles Moore relates how Thatcher changed the course of history.
7. Angela Merkel Europe's Most Influential Leader by Matthew Qvortrup
Listed by Forbes magazine as the third most powerful woman in the world, Germany’s first woman Chancellor is a force to be reckoned with. This detailed biography examines her story and the path of her success.
8. The Lady And The Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma by Peter Popham
The daughter of Aung San, widely considered to be the founding father of modern Myanmar, became a national political icon during the country’s 8888 Uprising and has continued to be a figure of political defiance, standing up in peaceful protest for democracy. Peter Popham tells her story in this new biography, which is a fascinating insight into an ongoing modern revolution.
9. How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
This memoir-style narrative from British comedian Caitlin Moran is a hilarious discussion on the highs and lows of womanhood. Although often criticised for being too narrow, it raises questions in a thought-provoking way, lending a new perspective to the issues women deal with every day.
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