In building towards the 150th Anniversary of ALA, the current issue of American Libraries features several articles on the history of the profession: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/
Check out especially Anne Ford’s “A Seat at the Table: Reflections from Eight ALA Trailblazers”: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/05/01/a-seat-at-the-table/
