The following books were purchased by the library using funds generously provided by the Women & Girls' Fund of the Main Street Community Foundation. The books are listed here in order of their Dewey number -- the order they will be found on the shelf.
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No! I Don’t Want to Join a Book Club! Diary of a 60th year by Virginia Ironside FIC IRO
Sisters on the Case: celebrating twenty years of Sisters in Crime edited by Sara Paretsky FIC SIS
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the secrets of metamorphosis by Kim Todd B MERIAN
Fat Free: a graphic autobiography by Jude Milner B MILNER
Beatrix Potter: a life in nature by Linda Lear B POTTER
Shout, Sister, Shout! The untold story of rock-and-roll trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle F. Wald B THARPE
About What Was Lost: 20 writers on miscarriage, healing, and hope edited by Jessica Berger Gross 155.9 ABO
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: 101 unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers by Lois P. Frankel 158.1 FRA
Your Heart’s Desire: instructions for creating the life you really want by Sonia Choquette 158.12 CHO
Geek Chic: smart women in popular culture edited by Sherrie A. Inness 302.23 GEE
The Fabric of Friendship: celebrating the joys, mending the tears in women’s relationships by Joy Carol 302.3 CAR
Taking On the Big Boys: or why feminism is good for families, business, and the nation by Ellen Bravo 305.42 BRA
The 51% Minority: How women still are not equal and what you can do about it by Lis Wiehl 305.42 WIE
The Essential Feminist Reader edited by Estelle B. Freedman 305.4209 ESS
Kabul Beauty School: am American woman goes beyond the veil by Deborah Rodriguez 305.48 ROD
Do I Look Fat In This? By Jessica Weiner 306.4 WEI
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 305.42 ULR
Life Doesn’t Begin 5 Pounds From Now: A step-by-step guide to loving your body today by Jessica Weiner 306.4 WEI
Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women by Christine B. Whelan 306.73 WHE
On My Own: The art of being a woman alone by Florence Falk 306.81 FAL
The Milk Memos: how real moms learned to mix business with babies – and how you can, too by Cate Colburn-Smith and Andrea Serrette 306.87 COL
The Mother-Daughter Project: How mothers and daughters can band together, beat the odds, and thrive through adolescence by SuEllen Hamkins, MD and Renee Schultz, MA 306.874 HAM
Reclaiming Our Daughters: what parenting a pre-teen taught me about real girls by Karen Stabiner 306.874 STA
If They Only Listened To Us: What women voters want politicians to hear by Melinda Henneberger 324.082 HEN
Girl, Get Your Credit Straight! A sister’s guide to ditching your debt, mending your credit, and building a strong financial future by Glinda Bridgforth 332.024 BRI
Women & Money: Owning the power to control your destiny by Suze Orman 332.024 ORM
Legal Guide for Women (American Bar Association) 342.73 LEG
The Boundaries of Her Body: the troubling history of women’s rights in America by Debran Rowland 342.7308 ROW
Fair Share Divorce for Women by Kathleen Miller 346.7301 MIL
The Girls Who Went Away: The hidden history of women who surrendered children for adoption in the decades before Roe v. Wade by Ann Fessler 362.82 FES
Getting Free: you can end abuse and take back your life by Ginny Nicarthy, MSW 362.82 NIC
Against Our Will: men, women, and rape by Susan Brownmiller 364.3 BRO
Babes in Boyland: a personal history of co-education in the Ivy League by Gina Barreca 378.742 BAR
A More Perfect Union: how I survived the happiest day of my life by Hana Schank 395.22 SCH
She’s Such a Geek! Women write about science, technology and other nerdy stuff edited by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders 508.2 SHE
Ancient Healting for Modern Women: Traditional Chinese medicines for all phases of a woman’s life by Xiaolan Zhao, C.M.D. 613.04 ZHA
Fight Like a Girl...and Win: Defense Decisions for Women by Lori Hartman Gervasi 613.66 GER
The Complete Book of Running for Women: Everything you need to know about training, nutrition, injury prevention, motivation, racing and much, much more by Claire Kowalchik 613.7172 KOW
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The definitive guide to natural birth control, pregnancy achievement, and reproductive health by Toni Weschler 613.94 WES
After Breast Cancer: a common-sense guide to life after treatment by Hester Hill Schnipper 616.99 SCH
Is It Hot In Here? Or Is It Me? The complete guide to menopause by Pat Wingert and Barbara Kantrowitz 618.175 WIN
The Girl’s Guide to Absolutely Everything by Melissa Kirsch 646.7 KIR
Nursing Mother, Working Mother: the essential guide to breastfeeding your baby before and after you return to work by Gale Pryor and Kathleen Huggins 649.33 PRY
The Anti 9 to 5 Guide: practical career advice for women who think outside the cube by Michelle Goodman 650.1 GOO
How She Does It: How women entrepreneurs are changing the rules of business success by Margaret Heffernan 658.022 HEF
There’s a Business in Every Woman: a 7-step guide to discovering, starting, and building the business of your dreams by Ann M. Holmes 658.1 HOL
See Jane Lead: 99 ways for women to take charge at work by Lois P. Frankel 658.4 FRA
Woodworking 101 for Women: How to speak the language, buy the tools & build fabulous furniture from start to finish by Marilyn MacEwen 684.08 MAC
What Would Murphy Brown Do? How the women of prime time changed our lives by Allison Klein 791.43 KLE
Women Who Win: female athletes on being the best by Lisa Taggart 796.082 TAG
Women Who Write by Stefan Bollman 809.8 BOL
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler 812.54 ENS
Everything I Needed To Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume edited by Jennifer O'Connell 813.54 EVE
I’m With Stupid: One woman. One man. 10,000 years of misunderstanding between the sexes cleared right up by Gene Weingarten and Gina Barreca 818.5 WEI
Fly Solo: The 50 best places on Earth for a girl to travel alone by Teresa Rodriguez Williamson 910 WIL
Women of Valor: the Rochambelles on the WWII front by Ellen Hampton 940.54 HAM
15 titles in the Royal Diaries series (assorted call numbers; all are in JF)
Reaching Your Goals by Robin L. Silverman J153.8 SIL
Girls Speak Out: finding your true self by Andrea Johnston Y158.1 JOH
No Body’s Perfect: stories by teens about body image, self-acceptance, and the search for identity by Kimberly Kirberger Y158.1 KIR
Beauty Secrets: tips for teens from the ultimate makeover artist by Dr. Deborah Newman and Rachel Newman Y248.8 NEW
Why It’s Great To Be a Girl: 50 awesome reasons why we rule! by Jacqueline Shannon Y305 SHA
The Girls’ Guide to Life: take charge of your personal life, your school time, your social scene, and much more! by Catherine Dee Y305.23 DEE
Girl Source: a book by and for young women about relationships, rights, futures, bodies, minds, and souls Y305.235 GIR
Traumarama! Real girls share their most embarrassing moments ever Y305.235 SEV
Female Body Image: a hot issue by Rosemary Genova DiBattista Y305.4 DIB
We Got Issues!: A young woman’s guide to a bold, courageous and empowered life by Rha Goddess and J. Love Calderon Y305.42 GOD
Firestarters: 100 job profiles to inspire young women by Kelly Beatty and Dale Salvaggio Bradshaw Y331.702 BEA
Rich Dad, Poor Day for Teens by Robert T. Kiyosaki Y332 Kiy
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Money for Teens by Susan Shelly Y332 She
Bone Detective: the story of forensic anthropologist Diane France by Lorraine Jean Hopping Y363.25 HOP
Cool Careers for Girls as Crime Solvers by Linda Thornburg Y363.25 THO
Beyond Jupiter: the story of planetary astronomer Heidi Hammel by Fred Bortz Y520.92 BOR
Body Talk: the straight facts on fitness, nutrition, and feeling great about yourself by Ann Douglas and Julie Douglas Y613 DOU
Staying Safe at School by Donna Chaiet J613.6 CHA
Yoga by Elizabeth Silas and Diane Goodney J613.7 SIL
Gene Hunter: the story of neuropsychologist Nancy Wexler by Adele Glimm Y616.8 GLI
Robo World: the story of robot designer Cynthia Breazeal by Jordan D. Brown Y629.8 BRO
Martial Arts for Women: essential tips, drills, and combat techniques by Eric Chaline Y796.8 CHA
A Girl’s Guide to the Martial Arts by Alice Jablonsky Y796.8 JAB