- The lion queens of India, Jan Reynolds
- Jane Goodall, animal scientist, by Katherine Krohn ; illustrated by Cynthia Martin and Anne Timmons.
- What Miss Mitchell saw, written by Hayley Barrett ; illustrated by Diana Sudyka
- How to hear the universe, Gaby González and the search for Einstein's ripples in space-time, by Patricia Valdez ; illustrated by Sara Palacios
- Who was Amelia Earhart?, by Kate Boehm Jerome ; illustrated by David Cain
- Granny Smith was not an apple, the story of orchardist Maria Ann Smith, written by Sarah Glenn Fortson ; illustrated by Kris Aro McLeod
- Mary's idea, Chris Raschka
- Who was Sacagawea?, by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin ; illustrated by Val Paul Taylor
- The girl who drew butterflies, how Maria Merian's art changed science, Joyce Sidman
- Kamala Harris, rooted in justice, written by Nikki Grimes ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Jovita wore pants, the story of a Mexican freedom fighter, by Aida Salazar ; art by Molly Mendoza
- Ketanji, Justice Jackson's journey to the U.S. Supreme Court, written by Kekla Magoon ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Who was Marie Antoinette?, by Dana Meachen Rau ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Saving American Beach, the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch, written by Heidi Tyline King ; illustrated by Caldecott honoree Ekua Holmes
- The youngest marcher, the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist, Cynthia Levinson ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
- Who was Joan of Arc?, by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson
- We wait for the sun, by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe ; pictures by Raissa Figueroa
- Lighter than air, Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot, Matthew Clark Smith ; illustrated by Matt Tavares
- Born to swing, Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz, Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Michele Wood
- The women I think about at night, traveling the paths of my heroes, Mia Kankimäki ; translated by Douglas Robinson
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Who is Greta Thunberg?, by Jill Leonard ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- A history of me, written by Adrea Theodore ; illustrated by Erin K. Robinson
- Girls solve everything, stories of women entrepreneurs building a better world, Catherine Thimmesh ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet
- No truth without Ruth, the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Nancy Zhang
- Fall down seven times, stand up eight, Patsy Takemoto Mink and the fight for Title IX, written by Jen Bryant ; illustrated by Toshiki Nakamura
- The oldest student, how Mary Walker learned to read, written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard ; illustrated by Oge Mora
- Women heroes of the American Revolution, 20 stories of espionage, sabotage, defiance, and rescue, Susan Casey
- Dreamers, Yuyi Morales
- Wilma unlimited, how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman, Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by David Diaz
- Dancing hands, how Teresa Carreño played the piano for President Lincoln, Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rafael López
- Sybil Ludington's midnight ride, by Marsha Amstel ; illustrations by Ellen Beier
- Nina, a story of Nina Simone, words by Traci N. Todd ; pictures by Christian Robinson
- Unforgotten, the wild life of Dian Fossey and her relentless quest to save mountain gorillas, Anita Silvey ; foreword by Ellen DeGeneres
- Who was Ida B. Wells?, by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond
- Fighting for yes!:, the story of disability rights activist Judith Heumann, by Maryann Cocca-Leffler ; illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger ; with a note from Judith Heumann
- Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, written by Clint Twist ; [illustrations, Ian Andrew, Diz Wallis, and Eloise A. Lambert]
- Trailblazer, the story of ballerina Raven Wilkinson, by Leda Schubert ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III ; with a foreword by Misty Copeland
- Who was Maria Tallchief?, by Catherine Gourley ; illustrated by Val Paul Taylor
- The fire of stars, the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of, by Kirsten W. Larson ; illustrated by Katherine Roy
- Stone girl, bone girl, by Laurence Anholt ; illustrated by Sheila Moxley
- Sing with me, the story of Selena Quintanilla, by Diana López ; illustrations by Teresa Martínez
- Bloom, a story of fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, words by Kyo Maclear ; pictures by Julie Morstad
- What if this were enough?, essays, by Heather Havrilesky
- Game changers, the story of Venus and Serena Williams, Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Breakaway, beyond the goal, by Alex Morgan ; with Sarah Durand
- Who Is Kamala Harris?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- Sharice's big voice, a native kid becomes a congresswoman, by Sharice Davids with Nancy K. Mays ; illustrations by Joshua Mangeshig Pawls-Steckley
- A girl named Rosita, the story of Rita Moreno: actor, singer, dancer, trailblazer!, by Anika Aldamuy Denise ; illustrated by Leo Espinosa
- Who was Helen Keller?, by Gare Thompson ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison