Social Justice & Women's Studies

b_reads15's profile picture b_reads15 Host

13 participants (715 books)

11 Dec 2024—31 Dec 2029

Overview

 Social Justice & Women's Studies

Reading is Resistance!

De-colonize your history references,  education, and bookshelves. 

Fight the patriarchy! 

Core values: 
  • Anti-ableism, 
  • Anti-racism & white supremacy, 
  • Anti-queerphobia & transphobia, 
  • Anti-misogyny & patriarchy, 
  • Anti-colonialism, 
  • Anti-monosexism, heterosexism, & cisgenderism, 
  • Pro-survivor & anti-abuse, 
  • Anti-capitalism, Harm reduction & trauma-informed responses

A journey through learning via books both fiction and nonfiction during the next five years.

"Women's Studies is a category of books that focuses on the experiences, perspectives, and contributions of women in society. It encompasses a wide range of topics, including gender roles, feminism, women's history, sexuality, and reproductive rights. The goal of Women's Studies is to promote a deeper understanding of the social, cultural, and political issues that affect women, and to empower women to challenge and change the status quo. Books in this category often offer critical analysis and insights into the ways in which gender intersects with other forms of oppression, such as race, class, and sexuality."

If you would like to do a book club with some of these reads or a Readalong, let me know via email at blreads@gmail.com, and I'll set it up. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?: 50th anniversary edition by Linda Nochlin

Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?: 50th anniversary edition

Linda Nochlin

112 pages • 1971 • 11 editions

nonfiction art essays feminism informative reflective medium-paced
The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier by April White

The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier

April White

272 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

nonfiction feminism gender historical emotional informative medium-paced
Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels Explained by Maya Rodale

Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels Explained

Maya Rodale

198 pages • 2015 • 7 editions

nonfiction feminism romance informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Cost of Sexism: How the Economy is Built for Men and Why We Must Reshape It by Linda Scott

The Cost of Sexism: How the Economy is Built for Men and Why We Must Reshape It

Linda Scott

384 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

nonfiction economics gender challenging informative medium-paced
Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (a Transgender Memoir) by Jackson Bird

Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (a Transgender Memoir)

Jackson Bird

320 pages • 2019 • 6 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye

The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice

Shon Faye

292 pages • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Transgender History by Susan Stryker

Transgender History

Susan Stryker

208 pages • 2008 • 6 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk

Black Disability Politics

Sami Schalk

232 pages • 2022 • 3 editions

nonfiction feminism health politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Slow Down: How Degrowth Communism Can Save the Earth by Kōhei Saitō

Slow Down: How Degrowth Communism Can Save the Earth

Kōhei Saitō

272 pages • 2020 • 28 editions

nonfiction economics politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings

Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

Jazz Jennings

4h • 2016 • 8 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced