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100 Must-Read Titles About Women's History

100 Must-Read Books About Women's History, listed mostly by continent/region, but also by topic. Enjoy!
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A History of the Wife (Marilyn Yalom)
A History of the Wife (Marilyn Yalom)
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No Turning Back: A History of Feminism and the Future of Women (Estelle Freedman)
No Turning Back: A History of Feminism and the Future of Women (Estelle Freedman)
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Women Artists: An Illustrated History (Nancy G. Heller)
Women Artists: An Illustrated History (Nancy G. Heller)
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Women in the Middle Ages: The Lives of Real Women in a Vibrant Age of Transition (Francis and Joseph Gies)
Women in the Middle Ages: The Lives of Real Women in a Vibrant Age of Transition (Francis and Joseph Gies)
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Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science--And the World (Rachel Swaby)
Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science--And the World (Rachel Swaby)
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Nike Is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports (Lucy Danziger)
Nike Is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports (Lucy Danziger)
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The Second Sex
The Second Sex
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
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The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
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Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
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The Creation of Patriarchy (Gerda Lerner)
The Creation of Patriarchy (Gerda Lerner)
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The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies
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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)
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Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
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Hypatia of Alexandria (Maria Dzielska)
Hypatia of Alexandria (Maria Dzielska)
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The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
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Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt (Joyce Tyldesley)
Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt (Joyce Tyldesley)
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The Chalice and the Blade (Riane Eisler)
The Chalice and the Blade (Riane Eisler)
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Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years (Elizabeth Wayland Barber)
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years (Elizabeth Wayland Barber)
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The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World (Adrienne Mayor)
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World (Adrienne Mayor)
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The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe (Nwando Achebe)
The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe (Nwando Achebe)
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Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War (Leymah Gbowee)
Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War (Leymah Gbowee)
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Infidel (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Infidel (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
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The Queen of Katwe (Tim Crothers)
The Queen of Katwe (Tim Crothers)
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African Feminism: The Politics of Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa (Gwenolyn Mikell)
African Feminism: The Politics of Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa (Gwenolyn Mikell)
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In Praise of Black Women, Volume 1: Ancient African Queens (Simone Schwarz-Bart, Et Al.)
In Praise of Black Women, Volume 1: Ancient African Queens (Simone Schwarz-Bart, Et Al.)
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The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women (Deborah J. Swiss)
The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women (Deborah J. Swiss)
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Wise Women of the Dreamtime: Aboriginal Tales of Ancestral Powers (K. Langloh Parker)
Wise Women of the Dreamtime: Aboriginal Tales of Ancestral Powers (K. Langloh Parker)
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Slave Women in Caribbean Society: 1650-1832 (Barbara Bush)
Slave Women in Caribbean Society: 1650-1832 (Barbara Bush)
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Women in Caribbean History (Verene Shepherd)
Women in Caribbean History (Verene Shepherd)
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Natural Rebels: A Social History of Enslaved Women in Barbados (Hilary Mcd Beckles)
Natural Rebels: A Social History of Enslaved Women in Barbados (Hilary Mcd Beckles)
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Women of Korea: A History From Ancient Times to 1945 (Yung-Chung Kim)
Women of Korea: A History From Ancient Times to 1945 (Yung-Chung Kim)
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In Order to Live (Yeonmi Park)
In Order to Live (Yeonmi Park)
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Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History (Canyon Sam)
Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History (Canyon Sam)
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The Voice That Remembers: A Tibetan Woman's Inspiring Story of Survival (Ama Adhe)
The Voice That Remembers: A Tibetan Woman's Inspiring Story of Survival (Ama Adhe)
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Wild Swans
Wild Swans
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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis
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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: China's Eternal First Lady (Laura Tyson Li)
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: China's Eternal First Lady (Laura Tyson Li)
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Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko (Phyllis Birnbaum)
Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko (Phyllis Birnbaum)
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Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey From East to West and Back (Janice P. Nimura)
Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey From East to West and Back (Janice P. Nimura)
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