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Half the Sky: Turning Oppre...

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"This is the book that cracked open women's rights issues around the world for Mara and made Mara want to learn and do more"
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Inca...

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"This should be required reading - it's a powerful look at mass incarceration and the injustice in our justice system"
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Life's Work: A Moral Argume...

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4.48 avg rating — 3,175 ratings
"A memoir from a southern, black, Christian, male OBGYN on why being an abortion provider is what he is called to do as a Christian. Even as someone who advocates for women's full access to reproductive health services, this book changed how Mara thought about abortion.
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Girls Like Us

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4.36 avg rating — 4,850 ratings
"Gave Mara the perspective and words Mara needed to talk about commercial sexual exploitation in the U.S."
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Women, Race & Class

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4.59 avg rating — 34,066 ratings
" A critical analysis of the women's lib movement in the U.S., and how it's been impeded by the racist and classist biases of its leaders "
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The Macho Paradox: Why Some...

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4.17 avg rating — 1,007 ratings
"Frames violence against women as men's violence against women, and effectively articulates why men need to be involved as part of the solution to ending it."
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Purple Hibiscus

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4.18 avg rating — 141,251 ratings
"An absolutely captivating novel by an incredible author and an intimate look at life inside an abusive home"
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