Are you searching for some inspiration to tackle the new year? These incredible women’s biographies will give you the boost you need.
With the year we just had, we could all use some inspiration to motivate us. Thankfully, the world is made of incredibly inspiring women and their stories are just waiting to be read.
There are so many books out there to choose from, but we have selected a variety of women’s biographies that we know will help you find the boost you need to start this new year with a bang. From the incredible story of Malala Yousafzai and the secret lives of spies to the heart-breaking memoir of love and loss by Clover Stroud, these are all stories that will open your mind to a new world.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville
The wild other
The Wild Other, Clover Stroud, £7.51.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Irin Carmon, £12.99.
A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton
A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Carl Bernstein, £9.49.
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII’s Most Dangerous Spy
Becoming
Becoming, Michelle Obama, £15.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Year of the Monkey
Year of the Monkey, Patti Smith, £7.38.
The Richest Woman in America
The Richest Woman in America, Janet Wallach, £13.17.
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou, £29.50.
My Life on the Road
My Life on the Road, Gloria Steinem, £8.65.
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother, Janny Scott, £11.99.
Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine who Launched Modern China
Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine who Launched Modern China, Jung Chang, £9.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot, £8.19.