Foundations of Feminism (18 books)

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1		The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 4.19 avg rating — 49,216 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft 3.92 avg rating — 27,874 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Sexual Politics by Kate Millett 3.99 avg rating — 3,986 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Pornography: Men Possessing Women by Andrea Dworkin 4.05 avg rating — 2,441 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich 4.27 avg rating — 2,530 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Role of Women in Society in the 20th Century by Salvatore Ferrazzani 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		A Room of One's Own / Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf 4.18 avg rating — 5,412 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Intercourse by Andrea Dworkin 4.02 avg rating — 3,086 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan 3.88 avg rating — 32,074 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Idea of Prostitution by Sheila Jeffreys 3.72 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution by Adrienne Rich 4.24 avg rating — 2,934 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Anticlimax: A Feminist Perspective on the Sexual Revolution by Sheila Jeffreys 3.96 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks 4.51 avg rating — 20,305 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 11,613 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi 4.05 avg rating — 9,434 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks 4.45 avg rating — 9,415 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape by Susan Brownmiller 4.05 avg rating — 4,157 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health Book Collective 4.37 avg rating — 7,345 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 5 voters · list created July 18th, 2015 by Anne Bennett (votes) .

Tags: feminism, philosophy, theory

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