Join Chicago Public Library as we celebrate Women's History Month. Throughout the month of March, CPL will offer events to highlight the contributions of women through literacy, education, and performing arts. This year’s theme: “Women’s Stories: Women as Memory Keepers” honors women as preservers of history, culture and community.
Events
See event highlights below and view all Women's History Month events.
Featured
Saturday, March 7
Black Women Directors Presents: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
1:00pm-3:30pm
Beverly Branch
In honor of Women's History Month, Black Women Directors and the Chicago Public Library present a free screening of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, directed by Shola Lynch. The screening is presented by Black Women Directors, a digital archive and curatorial platform founded by Danielle A. Scruggs that celebrates the work of Black women and non-binary filmmakers worldwide.
After the film, join us for a community conversation guided by Scruggs, Morgan Elise Johnson, filmmaker and publisher of The Triibe, an independent, Black-owned digital news publication and Block Club Chicago journalist Jamie Nesbitt Golden. Additionally, Dr. Eve L. Ewing and Build have donated 10 of Angela Davis's books to be given to the first 10 attendees so arrive early!
For further reading: a booklist curated by the presenter.
Saturday, March 14
From the Archives: An Introduction to Oral History
10:00am-11:00am
Harold Washington Library Center, 9th Floor, Special Collections Reading Room
Women in Trades Fair: Empowering the Future
11:00am-2:00pm
Sulzer Regional Library
Here’s to Strong Women: May We Know Them, Be Them, and Raise Them: A Writing Workshop
11:00-12:00pm
Woodson Regional Library, Registration Required
Saturday, March 21
Women’s History Month Open Mic
2:00pm-4:00pm
Sherman Park Branch, Registration Required
Saturday, March 28
Marie Louise Brent and the Broken Faces: Artist and WWI Volunteer
11:00am-12:00pm
Uptown Branch, Registration Required
Arts & Crafts
Tuesday, March 3
Teen Maker Space: Women’s History Month
4:00pm-5:00pm
Woodson Regional Library
Thursday, March 5
DIY Patch Board
2:00pm-3:30pm
Pullman Branch
Book Clubs
Wednesday, March 4
The Short of It: A Short Story Book Club
6:00pm-7:00pm
Online Event, Registration Required
Saturday, March 28
Adult Book Discussion: Olga Dies Dreaming
10:30am-12:00pm
Pullman Branch
Monday, March 30
Graphic Novel Discussion: Spent
6:00pm-7:00pm
Rogers Park Branch
Film Screenings
Sunday, March 15
Film Screening: Erin Brockovich (2000)
2:00pm-4:00pm
Pullman Branch
Sunday, March 22
Film Screening: Selena (1997)
1:00pm-3:00pm
South Chicago Branch
Tuesday, March 24
Film Screening: Hidden Figures (2016)
5:00pm-7:00pm
Whitney M. Young Jr. Branch
Wednesday, March 25
Film Screening: Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (2021)
12:30pm-2:30pm
Walker Branch
Recommended Reading
Women's History Month 2026: Books for Kids
Women's History Month 2026: Books for Teens
Women's History Month 2026: Books for Adults
Women's History Month: Recent Highlights