Social Justice & Women's Studies

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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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Spider Woman's Web: Traditional Native American Tales about Women's Power by Susan Hazen-Hammond

Spider Woman's Web: Traditional Native American Tales about Women's Power

Susan Hazen-Hammond

242 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction sociology reflective medium-paced
What Women Want: Conversations on Desire, Power, Love and Growth by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung

What Women Want: Conversations on Desire, Power, Love and Growth

Maxine Mei-Fung Chung

303 pages • 2023 • 13 editions

nonfiction feminism psychology self help emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Inferior: The true power of women and the science that shows it by Angela Saini

Inferior: The true power of women and the science that shows it

Angela Saini

288 pages • 2017 • 31 editions

nonfiction feminism history science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power, and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All by Jaclyn Friedman

Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power, and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All

Jaclyn Friedman

288 pages • 2017 • 4 editions

nonfiction feminism challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Brief History Of The Female Body: An Evolutionary Look At How And Why The Female Form Came to Be by Deena Emera

A Brief History Of The Female Body: An Evolutionary Look At How And Why The Female Form Came to Be

Deena Emera

400 pages • 2023 • 6 editions

nonfiction science challenging informative medium-paced
Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective (Sociology for a New Century) by Pamela M. Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective (Sociology for a New Century)

Pamela M. Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes

379 pages • 3 editions

nonfiction politics challenging informative medium-paced
Rage Baking: The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury, and Women's Voices by Kathy Gunst, Katherine Alford

Rage Baking: The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury, and Women's Voices

Kathy Gunst, Katherine Alford

208 pages • 2020 • 2 editions

nonfiction cookbook feminism informative inspiring slow-paced
Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India by Amana Fontanella-Khan

Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India

Amana Fontanella-Khan

284 pages • 2014 • 7 editions

nonfiction feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution by Leonard Shlain

Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution

Leonard Shlain

464 pages • 2003 • 9 editions

nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do: Own Your Power, Channel Your Confidence, and Find Your Authentic Voice for a Life of Meaning and Joy by Amy Morin

13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do: Own Your Power, Channel Your Confidence, and Find Your Authentic Voice for a Life of Meaning and Joy

Amy Morin

352 pages • 2018 • 8 editions

nonfiction feminism psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced