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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The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan

562 pages • 1963 • 50 editions

nonfiction classics feminism challenging informative slow-paced
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy

Carol Anderson

368 pages • 2018 • 7 editions

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

218 pages • 1970 • 111 editions

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Works Of Louisa May Alcott: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women #1-4

The Works Of Louisa May Alcott: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys

Louisa May Alcott

881 pages • 1868 • 35 editions

fiction classics historical lighthearted medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

296 pages • 1963 • 327 editions

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez

Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science

Jessica Hernandez

256 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

nonfiction nature science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
On Intersectionality: The Essential Writings of Kimberlé Crenshaw by Kimberlé Crenshaw

On Intersectionality: The Essential Writings of Kimberlé Crenshaw

Kimberlé Crenshaw

320 pages • 2019 • 3 editions

nonfiction feminism race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas

The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet

Leah Thomas

205 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

nonfiction nature politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind by Harriet A. Washington

A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind

Harriet A. Washington

368 pages • 2019 • 9 editions

nonfiction race science challenging informative slow-paced
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano

Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

Julia Serano

390 pages • 2007 • 13 editions

nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced