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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 (Margaret Atwood)
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
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A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
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Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
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The Second Sex
The Second Sex
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How to Be a Woman
How to Be a Woman
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The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Awakening
The Awakening
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Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman (Lindy West)
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman (Lindy West)
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The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
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The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
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Feminism Is for Everybody (Bell Hooks)
Feminism Is for Everybody (Bell Hooks)
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My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
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I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
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The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper
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Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
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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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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
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The Purity Myth (Jessica Valenti)
The Purity Myth (Jessica Valenti)
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Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence (Inga Muscio)
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence (Inga Muscio)
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
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Female Chauvinist Pigs
Female Chauvinist Pigs
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Sex Object (Jessica Valenti)
Sex Object (Jessica Valenti)
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Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
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The Bloody Chamber
The Bloody Chamber
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Full Frontal Feminism (Jessica Valenti)
Full Frontal Feminism (Jessica Valenti)
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Women Who Run With the Wolves (Clarissa Pinkola Estes)
Women Who Run With the Wolves (Clarissa Pinkola Estes)
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Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
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Difficult Women (Roxane Gay)
Difficult Women (Roxane Gay)
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The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
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Ain't I a Woman
Ain't I a Woman
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