Womens Studies Books

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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,397,480 ratings — published 1985
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.11 — 94,777 ratings — published 1992
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 47,059 ratings — published 1949
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The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,781 ratings — published 1963
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.39 — 328,189 ratings — published 2012
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.22 — 257,483 ratings — published 1929
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The Beauty Myth The Beauty Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.91 — 30,924 ratings — published 1990
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 118,750 ratings — published 2014
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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 31 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 166,045 ratings — published 2019
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Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,242 ratings — published 2008
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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,039 ratings — published 2000
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,311 ratings — published 1991
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.07 — 353,901 ratings — published 1892
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The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.87 — 38,289 ratings — published 1996
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,205,950 ratings — published 1963
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.59 — 34,258 ratings — published 1981
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,737 ratings — published 1984
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 26,813 ratings — published 1792
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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence Cunt: A Declaration of Independence (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.89 — 10,638 ratings — published 1998
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.83 — 87,022 ratings — published 2014
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Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,366 ratings — published 2016
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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 20 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,621 ratings — published 2009
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Full Frontal Feminism Full Frontal Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,051 ratings — published 2007
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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 19 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.50 — 19,069 ratings — published 1981
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When God Was a Woman When God Was a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,811 ratings — published 1976
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 39,142 ratings — published 2017
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The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,825 ratings — published 2015
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.95 — 268,882 ratings — published
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The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,751 ratings — published 1997
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Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,804 ratings — published 1972
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 629,991 ratings — published 1997
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 620,075 ratings — published 2012
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,611 ratings — published 2008
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Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,116 ratings — published 1975
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 19,423 ratings — published 1989
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The Awakening The Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.69 — 226,430 ratings — published 1899
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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 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 9,765 ratings — published 1981
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.66 — 140,014 ratings — published 2003
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America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,874 ratings — published 2004
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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 15 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 62,837 ratings — published 2020
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Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2) Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.48 — 25,818 ratings — published 1915
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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 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.51 — 87,979 ratings — published 2017
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 800,528 ratings — published 2010
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When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,622 ratings — published 2009
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Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,615 ratings — published 1994
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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.45 — 8,996 ratings — published 1984
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Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 7,337 ratings — published 1970
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future (Updated With a New Epilogue) The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future (Updated With a New Epilogue)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,267 ratings — published 1987
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,187,690 ratings — published 2018
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 13 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.17 — 120,893 ratings — published 2017
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“When female stories are muted, we are teaching our kids that their dignity is second class and the historical accounts of their lives [are] less relevant. This lowered value carries over when women face sexual objectification and systemic brutalization from inside and outside the community.”
Aurin Squire

Clarissa Pinkola Estés
“We elicit the Wildish Self through specific questions and through examining tales, legends, and mythos. Most times we are able, over time, to find the guiding myth or fairy tale that contains all the instruction a woman needs for her current psychic development. These stories comprise a woman's soul drama.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves

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