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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White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better by Saira Rao, Regina Jackson

White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better

Saira Rao, Regina Jackson

173 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Ilyon Woo

410 pages • 2023 • 12 editions

nonfiction biography history race adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies by Jessica Wilson

It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Jessica Wilson

320 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

nonfiction feminism psychology race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

The Lion Women of Tehran

Marjan Kamali

327 pages • 2024 • 16 editions

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

When We Make It

Elisabet Velasquez

368 pages • 2021 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary poetry emotional medium-paced
Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East by Rashid Khalidi

Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East

Rashid Khalidi

208 pages • 2013 • 3 editions

nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Nadia Hashimi

465 pages • 2014 • 27 editions

fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

Tia Levings

288 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

nonfiction memoir religion challenging dark emotional medium-paced
White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa by Susan Williams

White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa

Susan Williams

659 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative sad slow-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

246 pages • 1969 • 126 editions

user-added

nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced