Feminist Theory Books

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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 46,924 ratings — published 1949
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.59 — 34,104 ratings — published 1981
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.05 — 19,352 ratings — published 1989
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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.45 — 8,974 ratings — published 1984
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The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,719 ratings — published 1963
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 60 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.39 — 327,055 ratings — published 2012
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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,913 ratings — published 2000
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,610 ratings — published 1984
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 118,626 ratings — published 2014
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.51 — 19,009 ratings — published 1981
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The Beauty Myth The Beauty Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.91 — 30,869 ratings — published 1990
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 256,135 ratings — published 1929
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.52 — 9,757 ratings — published 1981
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 86,775 ratings — published 2014
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 26,749 ratings — published 1792
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.36 — 62,626 ratings — published 2020
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.34 — 164,941 ratings — published 2019
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.35 — 29,191 ratings — published 2003
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Intercourse Intercourse (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,825 ratings — published 1987
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Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.56 — 13,503 ratings — published 2004
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The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,782 ratings — published 1970
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,509 ratings — published 1990
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Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,526 ratings — published 2017
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Sexual Politics Sexual Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,901 ratings — published 1969
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SCUM Manifesto SCUM Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,020 ratings — published 1967
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Woman Hating Woman Hating (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,454 ratings — published 1974
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The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,604 ratings — published 2009
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,435 ratings — published 1987
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The Female Eunuch The Female Eunuch (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,454 ratings — published 1970
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Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.67 — 10,208 ratings — published 2005
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Undoing Gender Undoing Gender (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,290 ratings — published 2004
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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,735 ratings — published 1993
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Pornography: Men Possessing Women Pornography: Men Possessing Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,048 ratings — published 1981
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Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,377 ratings — published 2010
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 132,104 ratings — published 1999
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Right-Wing Women Right-Wing Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,190 ratings — published 1983
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Living a Feminist Life Living a Feminist Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,249 ratings — published 2017
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 94,264 ratings — published 1992
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The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.24 — 12,618 ratings — published 2021
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Men Who Hate Women Men Who Hate Women (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 28,019 ratings — published 2020
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White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.55 — 12,458 ratings — published 2020
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.51 — 87,840 ratings — published 2017
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The Creation of Patriarchy The Creation of Patriarchy (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,349 ratings — published 1986
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Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History of the World Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,455 ratings — published 1989
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Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,880 ratings — published 1990
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The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,410 ratings — published 1990
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The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 772 ratings — published 1983
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Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,932 ratings — published 2019
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 39,040 ratings — published 2017
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Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as feminist-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 11,034 ratings — published 2018
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Lola Olufemi
“Refusing neo-liberalism will open you up to a world where ‘feminist’ means much more than ‘woman’ or ‘equality’. Making these connections is crucial to any revolutionary work because it means that nobody is left behind, nobody’s exploitation goes unseen. It asks us to practice radical compassion, to refuse to ignore the pain of others. It demands that we see how tackling seemingly unrelated phenomena like prison expansion, the rise of fascism, neocolonialism and climate crisis must also become our priorities.”
Lola Olufemi, Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power

Lola Olufemi
“The divide between politics and art is not real. It is politics that dictates who creates art, how it is consumed and sold, the conditions in which it is created, the subjectivities that dominate it.”
Lola Olufemi, Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power

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