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For Women’s History Month: 100 Must-Read Books

  • March 23, 2022
  • Nat C.
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Women writers are now the dominant force in the literary landscape. And we certainly do not need an occasion to recognize, celebrate and recommend them. One month is surely not enough to highlight the amazingness of women. Some have pushed boundaries, affected change, and redefined roles. While others have complicated our understanding of what it means to be powerful. 

But March is Women’s History Month. 

And in honor of Women’s History Month, we have compiled a list of 100 books by and about women who ground us, inspire us, and give us courage. 

Our featured list will be published in two parts. And calls attention to the diverse nature of the female experience. We have got you covered. From early feminist novels to compelling modernist prose; from passionate activists to groundbreaking rockers. 

Fun Fact:
Did you know that Women’s History Month began as Women’s History Week? And In 1987, it became “Women’s History Month.”
COURTESY OF AMAZON

Virginia Trimble & Edward a Weintraub: The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 

Sylvana Tomaselli: Wollstonecraft: Philosophy, Passion, and Politics

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Manon Garcia: We Are Not Born Submissive: How Patriarchy Shapes Women’s Lives

COURTESY OF AMAZON

bell hooks: Feminism Is for Everybody 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Hannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Kate Bornstein: Gender Outlaw

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Dorothy Sue Cobble: For the Many: American Feminists and the Global Fight for Democratic Equality

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Roxane Gay: Bad Feminist 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Madame d’Aulnoy: The Island of Happiness: Tales of Madame d’Aulnoy

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Louisa May Alcott: Little Women 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Claudia Goldin: Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Rebecca Solnit: Men Explain Things to Me 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Galawdewos: The Life of Walatta-Petros: A Seventeenth-Century Biography of an African Woman, Concise Edition

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Janet Mock: Redefining Realness Redefining Realness 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Votes for Women: A Portrait of PersistenceA Portrait of Persistence

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Audre Lorde: Sister OutsiderSister Outsider  

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Safiya Sinclair: CannibalCannibal

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Sylvia Plath: The Bell JarThe Bell Jar 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Angela Carter: The Bloody ChamberThe Bloody Chamber 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison: Respect

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Multiple Writers: This Bridge Called My Back 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Sallie Tisdale: Violation

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Germaine Greer: The Female Eunuch 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Lucia Berlin: A Manual for Cleaning Women 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Eve Ensler: The Vagina Monologues 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Anne Lister: The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Alice Walker: In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens 

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Nawal El Saadawi, Deeyah Khan: Two Women in OneTwo Women in One

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Betty Friedan: The Feminine Mystique

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Naomi Alderman: The Power

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Leah Tinari: Limitless

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Simone de Beauvoir: The Second Sex

COURTESY OF AMAZON

J. Albert Mann: What Every Girl Should Know

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Angela Y. Davis: Women, Culture & Politics

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Nadya Okamoto: Period Power

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Doris Lessing: The Golden Notebook

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Amy Reed: The Nowhere Girls

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Zora Neale Hurston: Their Eyes Were Watching God

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Han Kang: The Vegetarian

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Maggie Nelson: The Argonauts

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Jeannine Atkins: Stone Mirrors

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Kate Chopin: The Awakening

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Sower

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Claudia Rankine: Citizen: An American Lyric

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Clarissa Pinkola Estés: Women Who Run with the Wolves

COURTESY OF AMAZON

Adrienne Rich: Diving into the Wreck

Maya Angelou: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Join us, save this list, and pass it along. But don’t ignore it. Because we are sure if you are to choose any one of these books to read, it will not only inspire you, and it will empower you and teach you something about who you are as a fabulous woman. 

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I have been in love with New York City for over three decades. I enjoy living a hyper-local Lifestyle and have such deep love for the Rich History of this City I call home. Uncovering the vibrant culture, hidden gems, and diverse communities that define Brooklyn and its surrounding Boroughs brings me much joy. And that is why I curate authentic experiences and insider recommendations, sharing valuable insights to help locals and visitors explore the heart and soul of New York City.

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