Booksology From backlist favorites to recent titles, these books span a generation of feminist writers, offering perspectives everyone can learn from. These influential figures share their stories and bring an intersectional approach to the conversation about what feminism looks like across communities around the world.
“Sister Outsider” by Audre Lorde
Who better to start with than Audre Lorde? sister outsider?In this modern classic, Lorde examines her life as a queer black woman and brings out universal truths that all readers can learn from.? Her essay after essay on topics such as queer parenting, intersectional feminism, and the importance of supporting marginalized women writers has become a home run.
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women the Movement Forgotten by Mickey Kendall
Mickey Kendall talks about how the modern feminist movement continues to have major gaps in its organizing efforts. Kendall argues that white feminism fails to address issues such as food insecurity, safe housing, disability, access to education, and the ability to earn a living wage. Each essay discusses a different area where contemporary feminism could improve, providing an intersectional approach to her writing. If feminism is to continue to improve women’s lives, it must evolve.
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White Tears and Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad
in white tears/brown scars, Ruby Hamad It points out the harm caused by white feminism and the role white women play in white supremacy. Using examples from around the world, Hamad approaches the topic from a variety of angles, providing readers with a wide range of perspectives. In particular, she challenges Western feminists to decenter themselves and decolonize their perspectives.
It’s Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality, and Race, edited by Miriam Khan.
In 2016, Miriam Khan heard Prime Minister David Cameron link the radicalization of Muslim men to the “traditional submissiveness” of Muslim women. Appalled, Khan decided to fight back by publishing a collection of essays by Muslim women from around the world. They discuss issues related to Muslim women’s approach to women’s rights and what that looks like in their daily lives.
Eloquent Anger: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
eloquent anger Written by Britney Cooper discusses the role of black women’s anger in American culture. She also gives examples of how her anger has played a role in her own life and in the lives of black women who are icons of popular culture. Her writing is filled with wisdom given to her by older Black women and what she wants to pass on to the next generation.
Anger Changes: The Power of Women’s Anger by Soraya Chemaly
In her take on women’s anger, Chemarie examines various aspects of women’s anger and how women have been treated throughout history. Each chapter covers a different topic about women’s anger, including how anger affects women’s health and how angry women have been treated throughout history. Her writing is very clear and well researched. You can learn something new in every chapter.
Feminism is for everyone: Passionate politics by bell hooks
Bell hooks never runs away from hard truths, like the fact that white women cannot truly support feminist movements without first breaking away from white supremacy. She declares that there is no love without justice. You can’t go wrong with reading any of Hooke’s books first. feminism is for everyone It’s a great place to start.
Bad Feminists: Essays by Roxanne Gay
when bad feminist When it hit shelves, people across the country found themselves in Gay’s essays. Sometimes you’ll laugh at that joke, or you’ll love the makeup, or you’ll love the male writer who turned out to be terrible. None of us are perfect. Gay’s relatable essays really touch my heart. “It’s better to be a bad feminist than not be a feminist at all.”
La Lucha: Latin American Feminism Today, edited by Karolina Orlov
Thirty contributors from all over Latin America will share their perspectives on a variety of topics related to feminism. From femicide debates to class warfare to colonization, these writers share wisdom and important perspectives on issues affecting women today. Contributors include Isabel Allende, Selva Almada, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Valeria Luiselli, Lina Meruane, Claudia Piñeiro, and Cristina Rivera Garza.
Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Feminism Today, edited by Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman.
Let’s colonize this! In this feature, writers discuss how women of color have changed the conversation around modern feminism. For decades, women of color have pointed out the lack of intersectionality in white feminism. Mainstream feminism, which still supports white supremacy and colonialist ideas, will not liberate anyone. We are not free until we are all free.
These 10 books are just the beginning. For more books by feminist authors, see 8 Great Feminist Micro-History and 40 Best Feminist Books.
