Gender Studies Books

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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 285 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.04 — 20,200 ratings — published 1989
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 212 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.39 — 337,688 ratings — published 2012
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 206 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 48,607 ratings — published 1949
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 158 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,508,751 ratings — published 1985
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Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 152 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,582 ratings — published 2010
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.22 — 273,059 ratings — published 1929
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 120,419 ratings — published 2014
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The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.88 — 31,671 ratings — published 1963
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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.91 — 31,622 ratings — published 1990
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.83 — 89,464 ratings — published 2014
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The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 115 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.95 — 17,020 ratings — published 2015
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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.27 — 9,236 ratings — published 2007
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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 29,352 ratings — published 2000
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 177,351 ratings — published 2019
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,238 ratings — published 2008
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.59 — 35,907 ratings — published 1981
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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 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 99 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,762 ratings — published 2009
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 42,076 ratings — published 1984
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 27,593 ratings — published 1792
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.51 — 19,917 ratings — published 1981
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 32,933 ratings — published 2003
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The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.87 — 38,863 ratings — published 1996
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 100,119 ratings — published 1992
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Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 6,393 ratings — published 1994
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Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.67 — 10,256 ratings — published 2005
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Undoing Gender Undoing Gender (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,350 ratings — published 2004
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,255 ratings — published 2014
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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence Cunt: A Declaration of Independence (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.88 — 10,697 ratings — published 1998
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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.45 — 9,285 ratings — published 1984
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Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,830 ratings — published 2000
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Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,149 ratings — published 1975
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.09 — 230,947 ratings — published 1969
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 9,863 ratings — published 1981
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 26,332 ratings — published 1976
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Stone Butch Blues Stone Butch Blues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.55 — 38,498 ratings — published 1993
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How to Be a Woman How to Be a Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.71 — 110,698 ratings — published 2011
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,276 ratings — published 2008
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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,814 ratings — published 1993
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,277,138 ratings — published 1963
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Full Frontal Feminism Full Frontal Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,059 ratings — published 2007
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Female Masculinity Female Masculinity (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,747 ratings — published 1998
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Middlesex Middlesex (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.04 — 669,482 ratings — published 2002
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.50 — 89,563 ratings — published 2017
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Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.56 — 14,931 ratings — published 2004
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Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 3.67 — 16,183 ratings — published 2011
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Transgender History Transgender History (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,825 ratings — published 2008
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,572 ratings — published 1990
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Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,281 ratings — published 2016
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 376,844 ratings — published 1892
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as gender-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 40,083 ratings — published 2017
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