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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Classics by Women

"This list is just a sampling of great books written by women of the past. For the purposes of this list, I've defined classics as books that are more than 50 years old. The lists focuses on novels, but there are some plays, poems, and works of nonfiction as well. And I've tried to include some well-known favorites, as well as more obscure books." (from the source)
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The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
Sei Shonagon
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The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
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Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
Aphra Behn
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Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings (Phillis Wheatley)
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
Phillis Wheatley
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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 Romance of the Forest (Ann Radcliffe)
The Romance of the Forest
Ann Radcliffe
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Camilla (Fanny Burney)
Camilla
Fanny Burney
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Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)
Belinda
Maria Edgeworth
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
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The Bondwoman'S Narrative
The Bondwoman'S Narrative
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Sonnets From the Portuguese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Sonnets From the Portuguese
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
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Our Nig
Our Nig
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The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
George Eliot
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs
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The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride (Julia C. Collins)
The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride
Julia C. Collins
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Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House
Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Isabella L. Bird)
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
Isabella L. Bird
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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
Iola Leroy
Frances Harper
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Grasmere Journals by Dorothy Wordsworth
Grasmere Journals by Dorothy Wordsworth
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
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The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader (Ida B. Wells)
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader
Ida B. Wells
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A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
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A Girl of the Limberlost (Gene Stratton-Porter)
A Girl of the Limberlost
Gene Stratton-Porter
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Mrs Spring Fragrance (Sui Sin Far)
Mrs Spring Fragrance
Sui Sin Far
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American Indian Stories (Zitkala-Sa)
American Indian Stories
Zitkala-Sa
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The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
Edith Wharton
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O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
Willa Cather
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Suffragette: My Own Story (Emmeline Pankhurst)
Suffragette: My Own Story
Emmeline Pankhurst
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The Enchanted April
The Enchanted April
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The Home-Maker (Dorothy Canfield Fisher)
The Home-Maker
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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