# Celebrate Women's History Month
Every March, we are encouraged to study and reflect on the vital role of women in American history and to celebrate the contributions of historical trailblazers. It's also a great time to uplift all of the contemporary female leaders in the arts, sciences, government, business, and technology who have followed in their footsteps and to confront the issues they continue to face in those fields.
# Inspiring Women
Screening Room: Great Unsung Women of Computing
In the U.S., women are vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) fields, holding under 25% of STEM jobs and a disproportionately low share of STEM undergraduate degrees. Great Unsung Women in Computing is a series of three award-winning documentary films that show how women revolutionized the computing and Internet technology we use today which, in turn, has inspired female students to believe that programming careers lie within their grasp.
Saturday, March 29, at 2 p.m. | Main Library
The screening will be followed by a presentation and Q&A with Ania Wilson, an engineer and designer with a commitment to making STEM accessible to everyone. Wilson works to inspire students to pursue coding and technology-related fields. In 2024, she published her first book, C Plus Me: Byta Bot's C++ Kickstart Guide for middle grade students. Ania is an alumna of Florida A&M University with a degree in industrial engineering and computer science. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and is active with the National Society of Black Engineers.
# Book Recommendations
Jacksonville Public Library has an AMAZING collection of books featuring stories and information written by and about people from varied backgrounds, races, ethnicities, life experiences, and viewpoints. Throughout the month, the Library will highlight books in our collection by and about women and girls here on our blog, through book displays in your local library, and through reading challenges on Beanstack.
