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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,540,283 ratings — published 1985
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,967 ratings — published 1949
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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 4.10 — 101,721 ratings — published 1992
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The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.88 — 31,933 ratings — published 1963
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.39 — 339,997 ratings — published 2012
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.22 — 277,780 ratings — published 1929
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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.91 — 31,819 ratings — published 1990
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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 34 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 180,198 ratings — published 2019
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.91 — 120,879 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 5,236 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 — 29,722 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 — 9,429 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 4.06 — 383,172 ratings — published 1892
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,299,278 ratings — published 1963
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.59 — 36,423 ratings — published 1981
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The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.87 — 38,973 ratings — published 1996
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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence Cunt: A Declaration of Independence (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.88 — 10,710 ratings — published 1998
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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 — 42,462 ratings — published 1984
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 27,757 ratings — published 1792
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.82 — 90,126 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 — 64,559 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 4.07 — 8,801 ratings — published 2009
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 40,453 ratings — published 2017
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Full Frontal Feminism Full Frontal Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,064 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 4.51 — 20,170 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 — 7,739 ratings — published 1976
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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 3.95 — 17,047 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 3.94 — 270,889 ratings — published
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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 18 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,388 ratings — published 1972
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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 — 3,777 ratings — published 1997
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.21 — 641,555 ratings — published 1997
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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 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 65,865 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 636,972 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 — 55,898 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 — 4,155 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 4.04 — 20,412 ratings — published 1989
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The Awakening The Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.69 — 232,704 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 — 9,884 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 3.67 — 143,419 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 4.15 — 4,933 ratings — published 2004
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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 15 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.50 — 90,038 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 27,498 ratings — published 1915
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,404 ratings — published 1987
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All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.00 — 17,620 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 825,067 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 — 5,668 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 — 2,619 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 — 9,361 ratings — published 1984
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,854 ratings — published 1987
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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 — 7,347 ratings — published 1970
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Gabby Rivera
“How am I supposed to be this honest? I know you’re not a Magic 8 Ball. You’re just some lady that wrote a book. I fall asleep with that book in my arms because words protect hearts and I’ve got this ache in my chest that won’t go away. I read Raging Flower and now I dream of raised fists and solidarity marches led by matriarchs fueled by café con leche where I can march alongside cigar-smoking doñas and Black Power dykes and all the world’s weirdos and no one is left out. And no one is living a lie.”
Gabby Rivera

Soraya Chemaly
“Unfairness and facts aren’t what provoke anger; people like me who point them out do.”
Soraya Chemaly

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