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21 Books Every Woman Should Read in Her Lifetime

BuzzFeed asked members of the BuzzFeed Community what book made them feel proud to be a woman. Here are 21 books based on their recommendations.
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
1
Tamora Pierce
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
2
Markus Zusak
Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)
Chinese Cinderella
3
Adeline Yen Mah
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
4
Alice Walker
The Divergent Trilogy (Veronica Roth)
The Divergent Trilogy
5
Veronica Roth
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
6
J.K. Rowling
How to Be a Woman (Caitlin Moran)
How to Be a Woman
7
Caitlin Moran
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
8
Suzanne Collins
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
9
Malala Yousafzai
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
10
Maya Angelou
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
11
Charlotte Brontë
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
12
Roald Dahl
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
13
George Eliot
The Noughts & Crosses Trilogy (Malorie Blackman)
The Noughts & Crosses Trilogy
14
Malorie Blackman
Only Ever Yours (Louise O'Neill)
Only Ever Yours
15
Louise O'Neill
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
16
Jeanette Winterson
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
17
Jane Austen
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
18
Sue Monk Kidd
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
19
Ann Brashares
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
20
Khaled Hosseini
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
21
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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