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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Feminist Books

"I didn't want all of these feminist books to be heavily academic, so I did include a few fiction books that I feel illustrate women's experiences in feminist ways. The point here is to make the reader think in deeper ways about gender inequality and feminism – and I hope these titles help achieve this goal." - Nicole Froio
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Borderlands/ La Frontera, Gloria Anzaldua
Borderlands/ La Frontera, Gloria Anzaldua
1
All the Woman Are White (Gloria Hull)
All the Woman Are White
2
Gloria Hull
Unbearable Weight (Susan Bordo)
Unbearable Weight
3
Susan Bordo
Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
Gender Trouble
4
Judith Butler
Full Frontal Feminism (Jessica Valenti)
Full Frontal Feminism
5
Jessica Valenti
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
6
Roxane Gay
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
7
Rebecca Solnit
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman (Lindy West)
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman
8
Lindy West
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
9
Marjane Satrapi
Headscarves and Hymens (Mona Eltahawy)
Headscarves and Hymens
10
Mona Eltahawy
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
12
Audre Lorde
Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
13
Bell Hooks
The Will to Change (Bell Hooks)
The Will to Change
14
Bell Hooks
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
15
Virginia Woolf
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
If I Was Your Girl
16
Meredith Russo
Witches Midwives and Nurses (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Witches Midwives and Nurses
17
Barbara Ehrenreich
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
18
Simone De Beauvoir
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
19
Betty Friedan
The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth
20
Naomi Wolf
Les Guerilleres (Monique Wittig)
Les Guerilleres
21
Monique Wittig
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
22
Margaret Atwood
This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
This Bridge Called My Back
23
Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua
The Hidden Face of Eve (Nawal El Saadawi)
The Hidden Face of Eve
24
Nawal El Saadawi
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
25
Mary Wollstonecraft
Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
26
Toni Morrison
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
27
Maxine Hong Kingston
The Meaning of Freedom and Other Difficult Dialogues (Angela Davis)
The Meaning of Freedom and Other Difficult Dialogues
28
Angela Davis
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
29
Louisa May Alcott
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
30
Sylvia Plath
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
31
Maya Angelou
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape (Susan Brownmiller)
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
32
Susan Brownmiller
Intercourse (Andrea Dworkin)
Intercourse
33
Andrea Dworkin
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
34
Bitches Bimbos and Ball Breakers (Guerilla Girls)
Bitches Bimbos and Ball Breakers
35
Guerilla Girls
Female Chauvinist Pigs (Ariel Levy)
Female Chauvinist Pigs
36
Ariel Levy
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Feminity (Julia Serano)
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Feminity
37
Julia Serano
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
38
Janet Mock
Kate Bornstein Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
Kate Bornstein Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
39
Separate and Dominate (Christine Delphy)
Separate and Dominate
40
Christine Delphy
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