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Essential Feminist Books

A big old list of some of the most popular and impactful feminist books from the first, second, and third wave. These books are intersectional and... sometimes less so, but being a critical reader is an essential part of being a feminist.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
1
Margaret Atwood
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
3
Roxane Gay
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
4
Virginia Woolf
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
5
Sylvia Plath
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
6
Rebecca Solnit
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
7
Simone De Beauvoir
How to Be a Woman (Caitlin Moran)
How to Be a Woman
8
Caitlin Moran
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
9
Betty Friedan
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
10
Alice Walker
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
11
Kate Chopin
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman (Lindy West)
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman
12
Lindy West
The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth
13
Naomi Wolf
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
14
Naomi Alderman
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
15
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
The Vagina Monologues
16
Eve Ensler
Feminism Is for Everybody (Bell Hooks)
Feminism Is for Everybody
17
Bell Hooks
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
18
Gloria Steinem
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
19
Tina Fey
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
20
Malala Yousafzai
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
21
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
22
Audre Lorde
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
23
Mary Wollstonecraft
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
24
Charlotte Bronte
The Purity Myth (Jessica Valenti)
The Purity Myth
25
Jessica Valenti
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
26
Rupi Kaur
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence (Inga Muscio)
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
27
Inga Muscio
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
28
Sheryl Sandberg
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
29
Maya Angelou
The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
The Story of an Hour
30
Kate Chopin
Female Chauvinist Pigs
Female Chauvinist Pigs
31
Sex Object (Jessica Valenti)
Sex Object
32
Jessica Valenti
Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
Gender Trouble
33
Judith Butler
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
34
Angela Carter
Full Frontal Feminism (Jessica Valenti)
Full Frontal Feminism
35
Jessica Valenti
Women Who Run With the Wolves (Clarissa Pinkola Estes)
Women Who Run With the Wolves
36
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
37
Amy Poehler
Difficult Women (Roxane Gay)
Difficult Women
38
Roxane Gay
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
39
Anita Diamant
Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
40
Bell Hooks
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