For this week of Women’s History, we’re celebrating some of the most fearless female game changers, trailblazers, and troublemakers. From activists to journalists, from engineers to explorers, these women used their fire to burn down whatever challenges came their way.

One Day in June: A Story Inspired by the Life and Activism of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline, illus. by Charlot Kristensen

The Spy in the Museum: How Rose Valland Saved Art from the Nazis by Erin McGuire

Ida B. Wells: Journalist, Advocate & Crusader for Justice by Erica Armstrong Dunbar & Candace Buford

To the Top of the World: Barbara Hillary, the First Black Woman to Reach the North and South Poles by Deborah Blumenthal, illus. by Anastasia Magloire Williams

Galaxy Mapper: The Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Hélène Courtois by Allie Summers, illus. by Sian James

Mystery Driver: The Story of Alice Johnson and the First Soap Box Derby by Elizabeth Tracy, illus. by Anna Aronson

Angry Girls Will Get Us Through by Rebecca Traister, adpd. by Ruby Shamir

From the Fields to the Fight: How Jessica Govea Thorbourne Organized for Justice by Angela Quezada Padron, illus. by Sol Salinas

Thank you to Putnam BFYR, Penguin Young Readers, Beach Lane Books, Aladdin Books, Atheneum BFYR, SimonKIDS, MIT Kids Press, and Candlewick for copies of these books!