Anyone who knows me, knows that I love a good book, an honest poem, and an inspiring quote. In honor of Women's History Month, I've compiled a small list with some of my favorite books, poems and quotes from women. Check out my Goodreads profile for more books that I plan on reading this year!

"I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker." - Gwendolyn Brooks. She clearly understands me.
“Life is Funny” by E.R. Frank
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
“Words from a Wanderer” by Alexandra Elle Smith
“Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“A Jewel in His Crown” by Priscilla Shirer
“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” - Audre Lorde
“The Girl Who Fell From the Sky” by Heidi W. Durrow
“The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration” by Isabel Wilkerson
“The Awakening” by Kate Chopin
“Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums” by Sonia Sanchez
“Black Sexual Politics” by Patricia Hill Collins
I Wrote a Good Omelet by Nikki Giovanni
“Passing” by Nella Larsen
A Poem About My Rights by June Jordan
“The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins
“Dust Tracks on a Road” by Zora Neale Hurston
“Boroughs Apart” by Erica Buddington
“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry
“Feminism is for Everybody” by bell hooks
"If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it." - Toni Morrison