The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
76th out of 2,670 books — 3,628 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Women & Gender Studies
22nd out of 1,467 books — 548 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
77th out of 2,154 books — 1,548 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSome Boys by Patty BlountThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Breaking the Silence: Talking About Violence Against Women
13th out of 485 books — 354 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
255th out of 6,237 books — 8,068 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMissoula by Jon KrakauerSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonAsking for It by Kate HardingThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Books About Rape and Rape Culture
21st out of 437 books — 193 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
161st out of 772 books — 1,399 voters

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaPornography by Andrea DworkinRight-Wing Women by Andrea DworkinIntercourse by Andrea DworkinThe Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone
Radical Feminist Texts
26th out of 296 books — 101 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
769th out of 5,290 books — 4,509 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Top Feminist Books
16th out of 173 books — 113 voters
Transforming a Rape Culture by Emilie BuchwaldAsking for It by Kate HardingWhat Soldiers Do by Mary Louise RobertsRape and Sexual Power in Early America by Sharon BlockThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Rape Culture Syllabus
12th out of 98 books — 15 voters

The Feminine Mystique by Betty FriedanBREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirSet the Night on Fire by Mike  DavisSexual Politics by Kate Millett
Second Wave Feminism
14th out of 143 books — 63 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
13463rd out of 77,123 books — 287,198 voters

The History of Sexuality, Volume 1 by Michel FoucaultSister Outsider by Audre LordeAin't I a Woman by bell hooksWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésWomen, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
14th out of 197 books — 25 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Feminist Orchestra Potential Reading List
139th out of 506 books — 571 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
6215th out of 15,068 books — 19,030 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBad Feminist by Roxane GayThe Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah ArendtA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Let's Dismantle the Patriarchy
29th out of 288 books — 58 voters
Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter YarrowConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythCocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
Dead in 2025: The Authors We Lost
67th out of 601 books — 38 voters

The Art of Seduction by Robert GreeneAncient ED Fix - Natural ED Cures by Spencer FieldsThe ED Reverser - Cure Erectile Dysfunction by Max MillerThe Complete Kāma-Sūtra by Mallanaga VātsyāyanaThe Las Vegas Madam by Jami Rodman
Let's Talk About Sex
67th out of 278 books — 173 voters

The Feminine Mystique by Betty FriedanSexual Politics by Kate MillettThe Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHeadstrong by Rachel Swaby
A radical feminist’s reading list
12th out of 95 books — 2 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirWomen's Work by Elizabeth Wayland BarberCleopatra by Stacy SchiffSex with Kings by Eleanor HermanShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Women's History Written By Women
487th out of 976 books — 195 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBlack Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill CollinsThe Women's Room by Marilyn French
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Feminist Books
38th out of 101 books — 17 voters

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn MacklerBody Snatchers, Stiffs and Other Ghoulish Delights by Frederick DrimmerPizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous by Kathryn WilliamsLove Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly KaraliusFood, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff
Titles: Noun, Noun, and Other Nouns
155th out of 192 books — 21 voters
The Female Eunuch by Germaine GreerThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Feminine Mystique by Betty FriedanThe Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Feminism to read
22nd out of 100 books — 1 voter

Bodies on the Line by Lauren RankinIs Rape a Crime? by Michelle BowdlerNot That Bad by Roxane GayThe Trials of Madame Restell by Nicholas L. SyrettThe Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster
Abortion, R*pe & Social Justice
30th out of 48 books — 4 voters

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