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50 Essential Feminist Books

Fifty essential works of feminist theory, by women. Not a complete list (some omissions were deliberate, others were a result of simple forgetfulness), but a good start for anyone wishing a solid introduction to the subject.
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Against Our Will (Brownmiller)
Against Our Will
1
Brownmiller
Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
2
Bell Hooks
Anarchism and Other Essays (Emma Goldman)
Anarchism and Other Essays
3
Emma Goldman
Anticlimax (Sheila Jeffreys)
Anticlimax
4
Sheila Jeffreys
The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth
5
Naomi Wolf
Beyond the Periphery of the Skin (Silvia Federici)
Beyond the Periphery of the Skin
6
Silvia Federici
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Silvia Federici)
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation
7
Silvia Federici
Cosmetics, Fashions, and the Exploitation of Women (Evelyn Reed, Mary-Alice Waters, Joseph Hansen)
Cosmetics, Fashions, and the Exploitation of Women
8
Evelyn Reed, Mary-Alice Waters, Joseph Hansen
The Creation of Patriarchy (Gerda Lerner)
The Creation of Patriarchy
9
Gerda Lerner
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Delusions of Gender (Cordelia Fine)
Delusions of Gender
11
Cordelia Fine
The Dialectic of Sex
The Dialectic of Sex
12
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
13
Germaine Greer
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
14
Betty Friedan
Feminism Unmodified (Catharine A. MacKinnon)
Feminism Unmodified
15
Catharine A. MacKinnon
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
16
Gynecology (Mary Daly)
Gynecology
17
Mary Daly
I Am a Woman and a Human (Eve Mitchell)
I Am a Woman and a Human
18
Eve Mitchell
Intercourse (Andrea Dworkin)
Intercourse
19
Andrea Dworkin
Letters From the War Zone: Writings 1976-1989 (Andrea Dworkin)
Letters From the War Zone: Writings 1976-1989
20
Andrea Dworkin
Of Woman Born (Adrienne Rich)
Of Woman Born
21
Adrienne Rich
Our Blood (Andrea Dworkin)
Our Blood
22
Andrea Dworkin
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves
23
Outlaw Woman (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
Outlaw Woman
24
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Pornography and Silence (Susan Griffin)
Pornography and Silence
25
Susan Griffin
Race, Class and Gender: An Anthology (Margaret L.Andersen)
Race, Class and Gender: An Anthology
26
Margaret L.Andersen
Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle (Silvia Federici)
Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle
27
Silvia Federici
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
28
Virginia Woolf
S.C.U.M. Manifesto (Valerie Solanas)
S.C.U.M. Manifesto
29
Valerie Solanas
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
30
Simone De Beauvoir
The Selected Works of Voltairine De Cleyre: Poems, Essays, Sketches and Stories, 1885-1911 (Voltairine De Cleyre)
The Selected Works of Voltairine De Cleyre: Poems, Essays, Sketches and Stories, 1885-1911
31
Voltairine De Cleyre
Sexual Politics (Kate Millett)
Sexual Politics
32
Kate Millett
The Sexual Politics of Meat (Carol Adams)
The Sexual Politics of Meat
33
Carol Adams
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
34
Audre Lorde
Sisterhood Is Powerful (Robin Morgan)
Sisterhood Is Powerful
35
Robin Morgan
Suffragette: My Own Story (Emmeline Pankhurst)
Suffragette: My Own Story
36
Emmeline Pankhurst
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State (Catharine A. MacKinnon)
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State
37
Catharine A. MacKinnon
Vagina: A New Biography (Naomi Wolf)
Vagina: A New Biography
38
Naomi Wolf
Vagina: A Re-Education (Lynn Enright)
Vagina: A Re-Education
39
Lynn Enright
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
40
Mary Wollstonecraft
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