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
Sex Rules!: Astonishing Sexual Practices and Gender Roles Around the World (Understanding Human Sexuality, Women & Power, Sex and by Janice Zarro Brodman

Sex Rules!: Astonishing Sexual Practices and Gender Roles Around the World (Understanding Human Sexuality, Women & Power, Sex and

Janice Zarro Brodman

282 pages • 3 editions

nonfiction health psychology science
The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor by William Easterly

The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor

William Easterly

416 pages • 2014 • 5 editions

nonfiction economics history politics informative reflective slow-paced
Taxing the Poor by Katherine S. Newman

Taxing the Poor

Katherine S. Newman

297 pages • 2011 • 1 edition

nonfiction economics politics challenging informative medium-paced
Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement & the Distortion of Desire by Chanel Contos

Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement & the Distortion of Desire

Chanel Contos

368 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

nonfiction feminism sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

Women & Power: A Manifesto

Mary Beard

128 pages • 2017 • 52 editions

nonfiction feminism history informative reflective fast-paced
Fearless: How a poor Virginia seamstress took on Jim Crow, beat the poll tax and changed her city forever. by Charlene Butts Ligon

Fearless: How a poor Virginia seamstress took on Jim Crow, beat the poll tax and changed her city forever.

Charlene Butts Ligon

217 pages • 2017 • 2 editions

informative reflective medium-paced
The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America by Shawn D. Rochester

The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America

Shawn D. Rochester

146 pages • 2 editions

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Made the Rich Even Richer and What to Do about It by Morris Pearl

Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Made the Rich Even Richer and What to Do about It

Morris Pearl

336 pages • 4 editions

nonfiction business politics challenging informative medium-paced
Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead by Madeleine Kunin

Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead

Madeleine Kunin

233 pages • 2008 • 1 edition

nonfiction feminism politics informative inspiring slow-paced
Vengeance Feminism: The Power of Black Women's Fury in Lawless Times by Kali Nicole Gross

Vengeance Feminism: The Power of Black Women's Fury in Lawless Times

Kali Nicole Gross

253 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

nonfiction feminism history race informative reflective medium-paced