Top Feminist Books

1.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,335 ratings
2.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,930 ratings
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A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,486 ratings
4.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating — 26,301 ratings
5.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex 4.18 avg rating — 45,866 ratings
6.
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique 3.87 avg rating — 30,221 ratings
7.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,565 ratings
8.
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism 4.50 avg rating — 18,480 ratings
9.
The Beauty Myth
The Beauty Myth 3.91 avg rating — 30,479 ratings
10.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating — 126,461 ratings
10.
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch 3.68 avg rating — 7,401 ratings
12.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,210 ratings
13.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,272 ratings
14.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating — 52,371 ratings
15.
Sabriel (The Old Kingdom Trilogy, #1)
Sabriel (The Old Kingdom Trilogy, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,936 ratings
16.
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape 4.05 avg rating — 4,079 ratings
17.
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1)
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,293 ratings
18.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches 4.53 avg rating — 39,728 ratings
19.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,234 ratings
20.
Women, Race & Class
Women, Race & Class 4.59 avg rating — 33,018 ratings
21.
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies 3.80 avg rating — 4,257 ratings
22.
Intercourse
Intercourse really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,699 ratings
23.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,961 ratings
24.
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women 4.04 avg rating — 9,233 ratings
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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 4.20 avg rating — 5,237 ratings
24.
Sexual Politics
Sexual Politics 3.99 avg rating — 3,856 ratings
27.
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating — 16,713 ratings
28.
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity 4.27 avg rating — 8,774 ratings
29.
Ange'el
Ange'el 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
30.
Beginnings (Ahe'ey, #1)
Beginnings (Ahe'ey, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 98 ratings
31.
The Traffic in Women and Other Essays on Feminism
The Traffic in Women and Other Essays on Feminism really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 129 ratings
32.
A Doll's House
A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 159,031 ratings
33.
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 521 ratings
34.
Right-Wing Women
Right-Wing Women 4.34 avg rating — 1,866 ratings
35.
Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2)
Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2) 3.48 avg rating — 24,912 ratings
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Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr (The Old Kingdom Trilogy, #2)
Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr (The Old Kingdom Trilogy, #2)
by: Garth Nix
4.29 avg rating — 122,800 ratings
37.
Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism
Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism
by: Mary Daly
3.88 avg rating — 1,550 ratings
38.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,952 ratings
39.
The Street
The Street
by: Ann Petry
4.27 avg rating — 12,961 ratings
40.
All About Love: New Visions
All About Love: New Visions 4.02 avg rating — 123,588 ratings
41.
The Spinster and Her Enemies: Feminism and Sexuality 1880-1930
The Spinster and Her Enemies: Feminism and Sexuality 1880-1930 4.09 avg rating — 148 ratings
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How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics and the War on Sex
How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics and the War on Sex 4.04 avg rating — 975 ratings
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Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia
Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia 4.53 avg rating — 144 ratings
44.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,884 ratings
44.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,233 ratings
46.
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced 3.83 avg rating — 23,919 ratings
47.
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper 4.07 avg rating — 338,272 ratings
48.
Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West
Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West 4.01 avg rating — 425 ratings
49.
The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution
The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution 3.85 avg rating — 2,733 ratings
49.
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves 4.37 avg rating — 7,461 ratings
49.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,362 ratings
52.
The Whole Woman
The Whole Woman 3.75 avg rating — 1,026 ratings
53.
The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America
The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America 3.90 avg rating — 623 ratings
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The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male
The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male 2.91 avg rating — 351 ratings
53.
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
56.
We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists 4.40 avg rating — 320,748 ratings
57.
Pure Lust: Elemental Feminist Philosophy
Pure Lust: Elemental Feminist Philosophy
by: Mary Daly
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 154 ratings
58.
Men Who Hate Women and Women Who Kick Their Asses: Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy in Feminist Perspective
Men Who Hate Women and Women Who Kick Their Asses: Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy in Feminist Perspective really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 60 ratings
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The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women 3.54 avg rating — 214 ratings
60.
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper 4.07 avg rating — 338,272 ratings
61.
Be a Bloody Train Driver!
Be a Bloody Train Driver! 4.31 avg rating — 39 ratings
61.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
61.
Three Guineas
Three Guineas 3.92 avg rating — 5,529 ratings
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The Nightingales of Troy: Connected Stories
The Nightingales of Troy: Connected Stories 3.58 avg rating — 208 ratings
61.
The Emancipation of Women; From the Writings of V. I. Lenin
The Emancipation of Women; From the Writings of V. I. Lenin 4.06 avg rating — 221 ratings
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Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China 3.98 avg rating — 631 ratings
61.
Girl Power in the Age of the Millennials: Essays on Women, Youth and Global Social Change
Girl Power in the Age of the Millennials: Essays on Women, Youth and Global Social Change 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Womanarchy
Womanarchy 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
61.
Master of the Universe: Memoirs - Book One
Master of the Universe: Memoirs - Book One 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
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My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker
My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker 3.90 avg rating — 79 ratings
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The Role of Women in Society in the 20th Century
The Role of Women in Society in the 20th Century 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
61.
Down Among the Women
Down Among the Women 3.80 avg rating — 599 ratings
61.
What Happened to Tom
What Happened to Tom 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
61.
The Roll
The Roll
by: Joe Hnida
4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
61.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories 3.76 avg rating — 2,995 ratings
61.
Geek Feminist Revolution
Geek Feminist Revolution 3.86 avg rating — 4,235 ratings
61.
The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)
The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 240,827 ratings
61.
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,356 ratings
61.
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions 4.19 avg rating — 5,031 ratings
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The Me Too Girl
The Me Too Girl 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality
Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality 3.92 avg rating — 53 ratings
82.
Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society 4.46 avg rating — 1,865 ratings
82.
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Short Stories
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Short Stories 4.01 avg rating — 3,360 ratings
82.
Princesses and Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity
Princesses and Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity 3.78 avg rating — 94 ratings
82.
Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through The Clash Of Civilizations
Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through The Clash Of Civilizations 3.95 avg rating — 5,543 ratings
82.
Big Girls Don't Cry
Big Girls Don't Cry 3.18 avg rating — 373 ratings
82.
Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,081 ratings
82.
The Hearing Trumpet
The Hearing Trumpet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,850 ratings
82.
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women 4.20 avg rating — 5,685 ratings
90.
Sex and the City
Sex and the City 3.39 avg rating — 57,834 ratings
90.
The Cleft
The Cleft 2.93 avg rating — 3,618 ratings
90.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 3.89 avg rating — 91 ratings
90.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,244 ratings
90.
The Doll's Alphabet
The Doll's Alphabet 3.88 avg rating — 1,950 ratings
90.
Undoing Gender
Undoing Gender 4.11 avg rating — 3,237 ratings
90.
Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems 4.62 avg rating — 2,862 ratings
97.
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues 3.87 avg rating — 37,999 ratings
97.
Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture
Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture 4.26 avg rating — 165 ratings
97.
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity 4.05 avg rating — 18,779 ratings
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Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men 4.34 avg rating — 156,618 ratings
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