Her-storyathon Readathon 2023 - hosted by charlottecoyne

Women in the Military
Read a book about a woman who lived and worked in or alongside an armed force.
All books added
The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexiévich

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II

Голоса утопии #1

Svetlana Alexiévich

381 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history dark emotional sad medium-paced
Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale by Sean O'Driscoll

Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale

Sean O'Driscoll

288 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain

Testament of Youth

Vera Brittain

688 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional informative inspiring slow-paced
A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon

A Girl Called Samson

Amy Harmon

411 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional slow-paced
Joan of Arc: A History by Helen Castor

Joan of Arc: A History

Helen Castor

376 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers by Lauren Burke, Hannah K. Chapman

Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers

Lauren Burke, Hannah K. Chapman

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history informative inspiring fast-paced
The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters by Rachel Trethewey

The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters

Rachel Trethewey

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Katherine J. Chen

Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc

Katherine J. Chen

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

Sonia Purnell

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Warrior Queens by Antonia Fraser

The Warrior Queens

Medieval Women Boxset

Antonia Fraser

431 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism history challenging informative slow-paced