Social Justice & Women's Studies

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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
We Are Not Born Submissive: How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives by Manon Garcia

We Are Not Born Submissive: How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives

Manon Garcia

312 pages • 2018 • 4 editions

nonfiction feminism gender philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Women Living Deliciously by Florence Given

Women Living Deliciously

Florence Given

303 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

nonfiction self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons by Julia Gillard

Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons

Julia Gillard

368 pages • 2020 • 9 editions

nonfiction feminism gender politics informative inspiring fast-paced
The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger

The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live

Danielle Dreilinger

368 pages • 2021 • 4 editions

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women

Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

320 pages • 2011 • 5 editions

nonfiction biography feminism history informative medium-paced
Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation by John Freeman

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

John Freeman

330 pages • 2017 • 8 editions

nonfiction essays race short stories sociology emotional reflective slow-paced
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

The Sex Lives of African Women

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

292 pages • 2021 • 12 editions

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh

Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

Sarah Smarsh

305 pages • 2018 • 12 editions

nonfiction biography memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women by Sarah Bargiela

Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women

Sarah Bargiela

48 pages • 2019 • 2 editions

nonfiction graphic novel psychology challenging informative fast-paced
Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class by Sarah Smarsh

Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class

Sarah Smarsh

352 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction essays challenging informative reflective medium-paced