Great Feminist Books?

[aswanson]

Hello!

I'm looking for great feminist books that I should be reading. Any recommendations would be awesome--critical theory, fiction, biography, etc.

Thanks!

[rocktivity]

1. My first feminist author was Kate Chopin

Especially this short story.

KateChopin.org

http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/

The Feminine Mystique


rocktivity

[Stargleamer]

2. Feminism Unmodified by Catharine MacKinnon

any of her other books would be fantastic to start reading as well.

[japple]

3. Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook is a classic.

[athena]

5. "The Feminine Mystique"

It's old but still very relevant. I read it in grad school, decades after it was published, and it helped me form most of my current opinions about the problem with gender roles.

Another book I really liked when I read it almost two decades ago was "The Mismeasure of Woman" by Carol Tavris.

[whathehell]

6. The Second Sex..

even older than "The Feminine Mystiqu" and as good or better, imo.

[lounge_jam]

7. You could peruse the following:

Since you mention critical theory, you could read Andrea Long's On Liking Women, a very provocative and engaging piece on feminism, trans feminism, and lesbian feminism (it also focuses on the tensions between these three currents)

On the other hand, you could also read the fierce Margaret Atwood's short story titled "Stone Mattress." It involves a critical examination of concepts such as justice, rehabilitation and what constitutes an appropriate response to sexual offences. It is, as most of her works, are immensely urgent.

Of course there is the canon: Judith Butler, Susan Hekman, Maria Mies, Vandana Shiva, Arundathi Roy, Luce Irigaray, etc.

Hope this helps!

[lounge_jam]

8. More good non-fiction

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I thought I'd share this, too (Full Frontal Feminism). It's a good, introductory account of issues that are generally considered "feminist." It is lucid and straightforward, yet very critical.