favorite feminist fiction/nonfiction books
Discover empowering feminist fiction and nonfiction books that inspire change. Explore our curated list of must-read titles championing women's voices, equality, and gender justice.
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Reviving Ophelia
by Mary Bray Pipher
Why are more American adolescent girls prey to depression, eating disorders, addictions, and suicide attempts than ever before? According to Dr. Mary Pipher, a clinical …
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Loose Woman
by Sandra Cisneros
A candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love, from the reflective to the overtly erotic. • From …
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Girls Guide to Taking Over the World
by Tristan Taormino
A GIRL'S GUIDE TO TAKING OVER THE WORLD Writings from the Girl Zine Revolution
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Girl Power
by Hillary Carlip
Presents autobiographical writings by teenage girls from various ethnic and social groups throughout the country, including both urban and rural girls and members of subcultures …
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Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
by Gloria Steinem
This phenomenally successful book, which has sold nearly a half a million copies since its original publication in 1983, is Gloria Steinem's most diverse and …
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Abortion Without Apology
by Ninia Baehr
"Abortion Without Apology is based on audiotaped, videotaped, and filmed interviews produced for the 'Abortion Rap' workshops and for the film documentary 'With a Vengeance', …
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Spiritual Midwifery
by Ina May Gaskin
The classic book on home birth. Stories of the experiences of parents and midwives during the birth process plus a technical manual for midwives, nurses, …
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The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
From Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison comes the story of a young black girl who longs to be like the blond, blue-eyed children that America loves-a …
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Backlash
by Susan Faludi
A New York Times bestseller for more than four months, Backlash is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Susan Faludi's eye-opening, meticulously documented account of the growing and …
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Possessing the Secret of Joy
by Alice Walker
Severely traumatized after suffering genital mutilation in her native Africa, Tashi Johnson spends most of her adult life in North America seeking help through psychoanalysis, …
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8 Ball Chicks
by Gini Sikes
Dismissed by the police as mere adjuncts to or gofers for male gangs, girl gang members are in fact often as emotionally closed off and …
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Foxfire
by Joyce Carol Oates
New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates’s strongest and most unsparing novel yet—an always engrossing, often shocking evocation of female rage, gallantry, and grit. …
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Mother Journeys
by Maureen T. Reddy
Mother Journeys: Feminists Write About Mothering is a compelling collection of essays, stories, poems, and artwork responding to this request, investigating with clarity, humor, courage, …
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Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century
by Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Addresses a variety of women's health issues including body image, illness, pregnancy, childbirth, AIDS, growing older, nutrition, sexuality, and other related topics.