March 2026 Resource Spotlight: Women’s History Month

As we continue through America’s 250th anniversary year, we’ve arrived at March, which is Women’s History Month. Did you know that Youngstown had a female physician as early as 1873? Curious about other local firsts for women? Interested in learning about famous women throughout history and around the world?

Here's a tour of many resources available on our A-Z Resources page, opens a new window to help you explore and celebrate women's history.

Biography Resources

Biography Reference Bank, opens a new window makes it easy to locate over 14,000 biographies of famous women.

To search:

Click Advanced Search
Limit your results: Names with Biographies
Gender: Female
Click Search

Biography Reference Source, opens a new window also provides thousands of unique, full-text biographies.

To search:

Use Advanced Search
Keyword search women, female, woman, or females
Limit Document Type to Biography
Click Search

History Resources

History Reference Source, opens a new window focuses on both U.S. and world history.

To search:

Select Explore Topics
Click Women's History
From there, you can browse subtopics, such as:
- 1848-1920: Suffrage Movement
- Key Figures in Women’s History
- Women in Colonial America
- Women in the Revolutionary War
- Women in World War II

You can also do a keyword search on “Women’s History” which finds over 16,000 results. The results can be narrowed down using various search result filters.

MyHeritage Library Edition, opens a new window is both a genealogy and history resource, featuring a huge selection of digitized newspapers.

To find Youngstown Vindicator articles about women:

Click Newspapers from the Categories column
Select Show All
Scroll down and click Ohio Newspapers
In the Last Name field, type: First Woman
In Publication Place, type: Youngstown
Click Search

Over 6,000 articles are found. You can narrow results using the filters to refine by publication year.

General Resources

Explora for Primary Schools, opens a new window is designed for students through 5th grade. Search "Women's History" or go to Explore all topics and click "W" to browse Women's Rights and Women's Suffrage.

Explora for Middle Schools, opens a new window (grades 6-8) and Explora for Secondary Schools, opens a new window (grades 9-12) work similarly. You can keyword search “Women’s History” or Explore all topics and select "W" to browse various topics.

Lincoln Library Online, opens a new window is an excellent resource for learners of all ages. Keyword searching “Women’s History” finds over 1,400 results!

Digital Resources

Searching "Women's History" in Hoopla, opens a new window finds:

138 eBooks
25 Audiobooks
7 Music titles
2 Comics

There is also a special collection, Women's History Month | Movies & TV, opens a new window, which has 254 moves and 9 TV shows.

Don't forget to check out the collection of eBooks and audiobooks on Libby, opens a new window|OverDrive, opens a new window. To find women’s history eBooks, click Subjects, then scroll down to Nonfiction and click Women’s Studies, opens a new window. There are 180 titles to choose from.

Special Event

Join us at Main Library, Thursday, March 19 from 6-8:30 p.m. for The American Revolution: Screening, Panel, and Digital Exhibition, opens a new window. In collaboration with PBS Western Reserve, this free event will include a digital exhibition of materials from the American Revolution era, an abbreviated screening of the new Ken Burns film, and a panel discussion led by experts on the subject of women, literature, and the revolution. Reserve your spot and register on the PBS Western Reserve website.

Need Help?

For assistance using these resources, ask a librarian! Contact us by calling 330-744-8636, emailing ASK@libraryvisit.org, opens a new window or visiting any PLYMC location, opens a new window.