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

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Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers by Lauren Burke, Hannah K. Chapman

Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers

Lauren Burke, Hannah K. Chapman

256 pages • 2021 • 4 editions

nonfiction history informative inspiring fast-paced
She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh

She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs

Sarah Smarsh

208 pages • 2020 • 10 editions

nonfiction biography music informative reflective slow-paced
Others Like Me: The Lives of Women without Children by Nicole Louie

Others Like Me: The Lives of Women without Children

Nicole Louie

364 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

nonfiction feminism memoir sociology emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora by Saraciea J. Fennell

Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora

Saraciea J. Fennell

272 pages • 2021 • 5 editions

nonfiction poetry short stories young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Untamed

Glennon Doyle

8h 22m • 2020 • 66 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir self help emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

385 pages • 2023 • 22 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Another Country by James Baldwin

Another Country

James Baldwin

448 pages • 1962 • 65 editions

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

7h 49m • 2024 • 57 editions

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • 2023 • 29 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

Lost Children Archive

Valeria Luiselli

400 pages • 2019 • 52 editions

fiction contemporary literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced