This historical novel dramatizes the life of Hedy Lamarr, tracing her escape from an abusive marriage in Nazi-era Austria to Hollywood stardom and her invention of frequency-hopping technology.

Three generations of glamorous, eccentric Iranian women navigate exile, family secrets, and cultural displacement between pre-revolutionary Tehran and modern-day California.

With trademark wit, Sarah Vowell examines the complex history of how New England missionaries, sugar barons, and American imperialists overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy.

Journalist Liza Mundy uncovers the declassified World War II history of more than ten thousand American women who worked as secret codebreakers for the U.S. Army and Navy.

Political scientist Leah Stokes examines how fossil fuel companies and electric utilities have fought to roll back clean energy laws across American states.

This narrative history reveals the true stories of the young women recruited to work in secret at Oak Ridge, Tennessee,unknowingly helping enrich uranium for the Manhattan Project.

This Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation follows a single mother in rural Pennsylvania as fracking transforms her family's health, community, and the environment.

This collection profiles trailblazing historical and mythical women who defied societal expectations to shape culture,politics, and history.

Drawing from thirty-five years of personal diaries, the Oscar-winning actor shares unconventional wisdom and lessons learned from chasing "greenlights" in life.

Blending personal memoir with pop-culture critique, Sarah Vowell explores American history, The Godfather, and her own quirky upbringing.

Published in 2002, this witty essay collection blends American history tourism, pop culture, and personal reflections.Former This American Life contributor Sarah Vowell explores Gettysburg, presidential libraries, and what patriotism means.

Memoir and Visual Diary by Patti Smith

Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100K, wrote this shame-free money guide for women. It covers budgeting around your values, paying off debt, negotiating salaries, and investing.

Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life (2023): Former Wall Street trader Vivian Tu ("Your Rich BFF") shares foundational money habits, budgeting basics, and investing strategies.

Well Endowed builds on the basics to help you plan for big financial choices like homeownership, marriage, and retirement.