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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Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few by Robert B. Reich

Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few

Robert B. Reich

279 pages • 2004 • 11 editions

nonfiction business economics politics challenging informative slow-paced
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women by Kate Manne

Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women

Kate Manne

270 pages • 2020 • 15 editions

nonfiction feminism philosophy sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204 by Lynda Garland

Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204

Lynda Garland

364 pages • 1998 • 4 editions

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World by Alyse Nelson

Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World

Alyse Nelson

304 pages • 2012 • 3 editions

nonfiction biography feminism politics informative medium-paced
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It by Robert B. Reich

The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It

Robert B. Reich

224 pages • 2020 • 9 editions

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative medium-paced
15 Lies Women Are Told at Work: …And the Truth We Need to Succeed by Bonnie Hammer

15 Lies Women Are Told at Work: …And the Truth We Need to Succeed

Bonnie Hammer

320 pages • 5 editions

nonfiction
Woman Power: The Movement for Women's Liberation by Cellestine Ware

Woman Power: The Movement for Women's Liberation

Cellestine Ware

176 pages • 1970 • 1 edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Bare: On Women, Dancing, Sex, and Power by Elisabeth Eaves

Bare: On Women, Dancing, Sex, and Power

Elisabeth Eaves

320 pages • 2002 • 3 editions

nonfiction feminism memoir funny informative inspiring fast-paced
Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It by Jay M. Feinman

Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It

Jay M. Feinman

248 pages • 2010 • 6 editions

nonfiction health history politics challenging informative medium-paced
One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay In America by Saru Jayaraman
One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay In America
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Saru Jayaraman

One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay In America

Saru Jayaraman

224 pages • 2021 • 1 edition

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nonfiction economics sociology