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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Country Queers: A Love Letter by Rae Garringer

Country Queers: A Love Letter

Rae Garringer

172 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction biography lgbtqia+
All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us about Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today by Elizabeth Comen

All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us about Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today

Elizabeth Comen

13h 25m • 2024 • 9 editions

nonfiction feminism health history informative reflective medium-paced
Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie

Surfacing

Kathleen Jamie

256 pages • 2019 • 9 editions

nonfiction essays nature travel informative reflective slow-paced
Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service by Michael Lewis

Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

Michael Lewis

6h 43m • 2025 • 8 editions

nonfiction essays history politics informative inspiring medium-paced
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

45m • 2014 • 120 editions

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Feminizm by June Hannam

Feminizm

June Hannam

203 pages • 2006 • 6 editions

nonfiction feminism challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Superniania kontra trzyletni Antoś. Jak telewizja uczy wychowywać dzieci by Anna Golus

Superniania kontra trzyletni Antoś. Jak telewizja uczy wychowywać dzieci

Anna Golus

312 pages • 2022 • 2 editions

user-added

nonfiction
Kim Jiyoung. Urodzona w 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung. Urodzona w 1982

Cho Nam-joo

176 pages • 2016 • 133 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau

17 pages • 1849 • 50 editions

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
100 kobiet, które miały największy wpływ na dzieje ludzkości by Deborah G. Felder

100 kobiet, które miały największy wpływ na dzieje ludzkości

Deborah G. Felder

319 pages • 1996 • 8 editions

nonfiction biography history informative inspiring slow-paced