In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with seven creators of picture book biographies highlighting overlooked female figures in history. In April 2015, my family and I visited the ...

“I had my students research famous women across the ages, 1700s, 1800s, and they did little cereal box reports,” explains HMS U.S. History teacher Sonya Wedge.

Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World by Vivian Kirkfield, illus. by Alison Jay. Calkins Creek, $18.99 Feb. 20 ISBN 978-1-63592-682-8. NoNieqa Ramos ...