Best Books to Read When You Need a Reminder of Why Feminism is Important

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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,480 ratings
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A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,506 ratings
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The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,293 ratings
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,260 ratings
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We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists 4.40 avg rating — 320,758 ratings
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,012 ratings
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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 4.16 avg rating — 612,724 ratings
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,882 ratings
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,305 ratings
10.
Only Ever Yours
Only Ever Yours 3.76 avg rating — 17,982 ratings
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Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution 4.16 avg rating — 4,829 ratings
12.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
13.
Milk and honey
Milk and honey
by: Rupi Kaur
3.96 avg rating — 776,931 ratings
13.
The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan 4.11 avg rating — 13,994 ratings
15.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating — 26,300 ratings
16.
A Doll's House
A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 159,037 ratings
17.
Men Explain Things to Me
Men Explain Things to Me 3.83 avg rating — 85,153 ratings
18.
Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice
Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice 4.14 avg rating — 2,691 ratings
19.
Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference
Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference 4.08 avg rating — 11,310 ratings
20.
Bad Feminist
Bad Feminist 3.92 avg rating — 117,720 ratings
21.
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture 4.43 avg rating — 22,350 ratings
21.
Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood
Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood 4.37 avg rating — 238 ratings
23.
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
by: Ira Levin
3.87 avg rating — 51,745 ratings
24.
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced 3.83 avg rating — 23,919 ratings
25.
The Women's Room
The Women's Room 3.99 avg rating — 9,268 ratings
26.
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape 4.05 avg rating — 4,079 ratings
27.
How to Be a Woman
How to Be a Woman 3.71 avg rating — 109,845 ratings
28.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,474 ratings
29.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,976 ratings
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Vox
Vox 3.55 avg rating — 88,813 ratings
31.
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3)
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 83,276 ratings
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women 4.04 avg rating — 9,233 ratings
33.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,829 ratings
34.
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,734 ratings
35.
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues 3.87 avg rating — 37,999 ratings
36.
Women & Power: A Manifesto
Women & Power: A Manifesto 4.02 avg rating — 38,438 ratings
37.
Dear Sister: Letters From Survivors of Sexual Violence
Dear Sister: Letters From Survivors of Sexual Violence 4.30 avg rating — 240 ratings
38.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating — 126,466 ratings
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Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement
Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement 4.21 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
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Sexual Politics
Sexual Politics 3.99 avg rating — 3,856 ratings
41.
The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service
The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service 4.33 avg rating — 3,399 ratings
42.
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote 4.02 avg rating — 4,042 ratings
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Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It
Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It 4.37 avg rating — 4,206 ratings
44.
The Mother of All Questions
The Mother of All Questions 4.19 avg rating — 8,853 ratings
45.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating — 52,374 ratings
46.
Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America 4.11 avg rating — 2,025 ratings
47.
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman 4.17 avg rating — 62,838 ratings
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Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why
Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why 4.07 avg rating — 4,368 ratings
49.
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 4.51 avg rating — 86,826 ratings
50.
Yes Please
Yes Please 3.85 avg rating — 548,568 ratings
50.
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening 4.33 avg rating — 8,129 ratings
52.
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 4.08 avg rating — 8,545 ratings
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The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,201 ratings
52.
#MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure it Never Happens
#MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure it Never Happens 3.76 avg rating — 250 ratings
55.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,811 ratings
56.
Moxie
Moxie 4.18 avg rating — 34,874 ratings
57.
All Men of Genius
All Men of Genius 3.71 avg rating — 1,696 ratings
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Women as Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle over Women's Freedom
Women as Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle over Women's Freedom 4.04 avg rating — 47 ratings
59.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,533 ratings
59.
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine (Bitch Planet Collected Editions, #1)
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine (Bitch Planet Collected Editions, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 24,827 ratings
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Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,363 ratings
62.
Whatever It Takes: Women on Women's Sport
Whatever It Takes: Women on Women's Sport 3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings
63.
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique 3.87 avg rating — 30,221 ratings
64.
Rise Up Women!: The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes
Rise Up Women!: The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes 4.03 avg rating — 316 ratings
64.
Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger 4.34 avg rating — 10,377 ratings
66.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,568 ratings
66.
Complaints And Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness
Complaints And Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness 4.17 avg rating — 627 ratings
68.
Everyday Sexism
Everyday Sexism 4.26 avg rating — 12,322 ratings
68.
Het meisje dat van IS won. Ontvoerd, verkocht, ontsnapt
Het meisje dat van IS won. Ontvoerd, verkocht, ontsnapt 4.39 avg rating — 5,879 ratings
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The Beauty Myth
The Beauty Myth 3.91 avg rating — 30,478 ratings
70.
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss 3.83 avg rating — 58,104 ratings
72.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,821 ratings
73.
Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1)
Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 4,581 ratings
74.
Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality
Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality 3.95 avg rating — 1,899 ratings
75.
Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism's Work Is Done
Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism's Work Is Done 3.87 avg rating — 2,320 ratings
76.
Pornography: Men Possessing Women
Pornography: Men Possessing Women 4.02 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
76.
Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness
Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness 3.55 avg rating — 3,330 ratings
78.
He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know
He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know 3.89 avg rating — 3,267 ratings
79.
One Kind Word: Women Share Their Abortion Stories
One Kind Word: Women Share Their Abortion Stories 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
80.
The Creation of Patriarchy
The Creation of Patriarchy 4.37 avg rating — 2,237 ratings
81.
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony 4.09 avg rating — 229 ratings
82.
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England 3.77 avg rating — 7,831 ratings
83.
My Life on the Road
My Life on the Road 4.07 avg rating — 36,281 ratings
84.
Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India
Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India 3.56 avg rating — 573 ratings
85.
Slammerkin
Slammerkin 3.75 avg rating — 17,131 ratings
86.
The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3)
The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3) 4.47 avg rating — 57,009 ratings
87.
Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity
Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity 4.04 avg rating — 539 ratings
88.
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time 4.30 avg rating — 399 ratings
88.
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger 4.37 avg rating — 11,931 ratings
90.
Misogynation
Misogynation 4.06 avg rating — 1,988 ratings
90.
In a Day's Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers
In a Day's Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers 4.06 avg rating — 300 ratings
92.
Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion
Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion 3.42 avg rating — 1,502 ratings
92.
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower 4.38 avg rating — 13,759 ratings
94.
The Degenerates
The Degenerates 4.06 avg rating — 1,068 ratings
95.
Women Talking
Women Talking 3.62 avg rating — 65,268 ratings
96.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape 4.39 avg rating — 2,406 ratings
97.
The Light in the Window
The Light in the Window 4.25 avg rating — 1,869 ratings
97.
Loved and Unloved: The Girl Child in the Family
Loved and Unloved: The Girl Child in the Family 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Misogyny: The New Activism
Misogyny: The New Activism 3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Washington Square
Washington Square 3.70 avg rating — 25,047 ratings
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