Recs if you like The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live...

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

Nonfiction micro-histories that focus on aspects of women’s history. Trying to diversify this list so any suggestions are appreciated

look around you right now. what do you see? a manual dishwasher? a nice beer? a calendar? your computer? there’s a hot chance you’re looking at something invented by a woman.

the books on this list cross various genres and ideas of how women did it all first, from being the first to understand radioactivity or change the tides of war, create a genre or to reach the moon, to pioneer for civil rights or to found nations.

recommendations are highly encouraged in the comments!