This month, as we celebrate International Women’s Day and Sydney Opera House’s All About Women festival on March 8, we’ve curated a collection of extraordinary women whose courage, resilience, and brilliance continue to inspire and shape society – find her story here:

A Woman’s Work
RRP $34.99

In A Woman’s Work, Elinor Cleghorn reveals the mothers, othermothers, midwives, activists, and community leaders who have shaped this extraordinary history. They include Hildegard of Bingen, the medieval nun and mystic with pioneering views about the maternal body; Mary Wollstonecraft, who laid the intellectual groundwork to release motherhood from male control; and Sojourner Truth, who drew attention to the abhorrent treatment of mothers under chattel slavery.

This is a radical and inspiring new history of mothering, and a timely reminder that the fight for reproductive freedom is far from over.

Herlands
RRP $36.99

Through extensive research and exclusive first-hand reporting, and inspired by her great-grandmother’s own matrilineal community in South India, Mohan introduces us to fascinating and diverse groups of women. From the controversial feminist online trolls of South Korea, to older women co-housing in Paris and North London, and the Rain Queens of South Africa, this is a truly global look at women’s community.

Essential reading for anyone interested in our collective histories, cultures, economics and governance, Herlands shows the power and possibility of new ways of living – and leading – for us all.

The Exceptions
RRP $24.99

These women scientists entered the work force in the 1960s during a push for affirmative action. Embarking on their careers they thought that discrimination against women was a thing of the past and that science was a pure meritocracy. Women were marginalized and minimized, especially as they grew older, their contributions stolen and erased.

Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The Exceptions is an intimate narrative which centres on Nancy Hopkins – a surprisingly reluctant feminist who became a hero to two generations of women in science. In uncovering an erased history, we are finally introduced to the hidden scientists who paved the way for collective change.

The New Age of Sexism
RRP $36.99 

n The New Age of Sexism, Sunday Times bestselling author and campaigner Laura Bates takes us deep into the heart of this rapidly evolving world. She explores the metaverse, confronts deepfake pornography, travels to cyber brothels, tests chatbots, and hears from schools in the grip of online sexual abuse, showing how our lives – from education to work, sex to entertainment – are being infiltrated by easily accessible technologies that are changing the way we live and love. What she finds is a wild west where existing forms of discrimination, inequality and harassment are being coded into the future we will all have little choice about living in – unless we seize this moment to demand change.

Gripping, courageous and eye-opening, The New Age of Sexism exposes a phenomenon we can’t afford to ignore any longer. Our future is on the line. We need to act now, before it is too late.

Great Women Artists
RRP $39.95

Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by women is more prominent than ever, now available in an accessible new format! In museums, galleries, and the art market, previously overlooked female artists, past and present, are now gaining recognition and value. Featuring more than 400 artists, each represented here by a key artwork and short text, this essential volume reveals a parallel yet equally engaging history of art for an age that champions a greater diversity of voices.

Annie Leibovitz: Women
RRP $160.00

First published in 1999, Annie Leibovitz s landmark collection of portraits of women from all walks of life is back in print, together with a new book of photographs. The broad array of subjects reflects what women look like now: dancers, actors, astronauts, artists, politicians, farmers, writers, CEOs, philanthropists, soldiers, musicians, athletes, socialites, scientists. Together, these highly personal books feature more than 200 portraits in the unique, personal, and insightful style that is Leibovitz s trademark.

Stunningly reproduced photographs in both color and black and white represent an international who s who of women affecting positive change in the world.

With Her Own Hands
RRP $54.95

In this captivating work, psychologist and knitter Nicole Nehrig delves into the myriad ways that art forms such as knitting, sewing, and embroidery were and continue to be liberating for women. Throughout history, textiles have been a way for women to explore their intellectual capacities, seek economic independence, create community, process traumas, and convey powerful messages of self-expression and political protest.

With Her Own Hands is a celebration of women who have woven their own stories and created objects of beauty and significance to bring them through hardships.

Feeding Ghosts
RRP $79.66

In her evocative, genre-defying graphic memoir, Tessa Hulls tells the story of three generations of women in her family: her Chinese grandmother, Sun Yi; her mother, Rose; and herself.

Extensively researched and gorgeously rendered, Feeding Ghosts is Hulls’s homecoming, a vivid journey into the beating heart of one family, set against the dark backdrop of Chinese history. By turns fascinating and heartbreaking, inventive and poignant, Feeding Ghosts exposes the fear and trauma that haunt generations, and the love that holds them together.

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, Vol. 1
RRP $34.99

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He s got an air of mystery about him, always dressed well, and has impeccable taste in music. Little does she know this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya s, she can’t help but be extremely aware of the other’s crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn’t be so bad…

Kiki’s Delivery Service
RRP $32.99

‘Everyone has some type of magic inside them. . .’

On her thirteenth birthday Kiki must decide whether she’s going to leave home with her cat Jiji in tow and move to a town without another witch. She knows she has to use her magic to make a living, but Kiki’s no good at potions or spells…

Can Kiki learn to control her magic and make her own way in the world?

My Mum is a Bird
RRP  $24.99

A delightfully absurd and touching story about celebrating differences and loving your family – feathers and all.

Today is Parents’ and Carers’ Day at school. I don’t want to bring anyone, but my mum is coming anyway.

She is a bird.

With hand-drawn artwork from beloved illustrator Evie Barrow, Angie Cui’s debut picture book, My Mum is a Bird, is sure to swoop into your heart.

She Wolves
RRP $24.99

Long before gender diversity became a corporate buzzword, a generation of women quietly infiltrated one of the world’s most exclusive – and male-dominated – clubs: Wall Street.

From the typing pools of the 1960s to the trading floors of the 1980s, these women navigated a brash, bawdy world that was built to exclude them. Along the way, they challenged entrenched sexism and racism, reshaping the financial industry from the inside out.

She Wolves is a vivid portrait of the women who dared to dream big, who re-wrote the rules and shook the foundations of power.

Economica
RRP $34.99

Humanity’s journey from poverty to prosperity is filled with men who have become household names. But how many female entrepreneurs, merchants and industrialists can you name?

Economica places women at the centre of the story of economic growth. Starting in the Stone Age and continuing to the present day, it takes the reader through the key economic milestones of the past twelve millennia – from the birth of farming to the advent of computing – all told through the experiences of women as well as men.

The Story of Art without Men
RRP $45.00

Journey through history, from the Renaissance to the Second World War, and across the globe, from Cornwall to Manhattan, Nigeria, Japan and more, to discover the stories of women who changed the world with their incredible art. You’ll learn about the extraordinary lives of freedom fighters, game changers and adventurers – and be astounded by the art they made, with its striking landscapes, hidden messages and calls for women’s rights.

Based on the bestselling book The Story of Art Without Men, this version includes breathtaking illustrations and a host of new art and artists to discover.