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 — 2,464,522 ratings — published 1985
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 47,891 ratings — published 1949
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 97,899 ratings — published 1992
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The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.88 — 31,271 ratings — published 1963
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 44 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.39 — 334,031 ratings — published 2012
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.22 — 266,775 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 — 31,287 ratings — published 1990
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 119,515 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 33 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 172,692 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 — 5,235 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 — 28,759 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 — 9,350 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 — 367,345 ratings — published 1892
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,248,057 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 — 35,152 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 — 38,575 ratings — published 1996
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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 — 27,257 ratings — published 1792
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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence Cunt: A Declaration of Independence (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.88 — 10,664 ratings — published 1998
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,479 ratings — published 1984
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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 — 88,495 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 — 63,711 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 — 8,672 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 — 8,048 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 — 19,544 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 — 7,186 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 — 39,656 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 3.95 — 16,956 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 — 269,720 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 — 3,756 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 4.03 — 7,095 ratings — published 1972
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.21 — 635,033 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 — 628,105 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 — 55,748 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 — 4,130 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 — 19,836 ratings — published 1989
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The Awakening The Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 3.69 — 229,322 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 — 9,832 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 — 141,287 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 — 4,895 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 4.35 — 64,255 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 — 26,549 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 4.50 — 88,925 ratings — published 2017
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All the Single Ladies All the Single Ladies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.00 — 17,470 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 — 811,634 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 — 5,647 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 — 2,616 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 4.44 — 9,150 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 — 7,341 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 — 4,321 ratings — published 1987
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as womens-studies)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,211,451 ratings — published 2018
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Trista Hendren
“Women HAVE a history that has been systematically suppressed. Our collective spirituality has largely been tainted to fit the needs of men and those in power. This has a profound effect on the self-esteem of girls and the women they become. This influence can be seen in their life choices, partners and financial security for the rest of their lives. It also has an effect on the way their future partners will view them - and ultimately treat them. Our girls deserve better. The time to introduce feminism and woman-centered spirituality to ALL children is now.”
Trista Hendren

Katha Pollitt
“Why must the woman apologize for not having a baby just because she happened to get pregnant? It's as if we think motherhood is the default setting for a woman's life from first period to menopause, and she needs a note from God not to say yes to every zygote that knocks on her door.”
Katha Pollitt, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights

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