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 New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

312 pages • 2010 • 25 editions

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler), V (formerly Eve Ensler)

The Vagina Monologues

V (formerly Eve Ensler), V (formerly Eve Ensler)

224 pages • 1996 • 1 edition

fiction feminism play inspiring reflective medium-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

316 pages • 2017 • 106 editions

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Raise an Antiracist

Ibram X. Kendi

224 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist

Ibram X. Kendi

305 pages • 2019 • 42 editions

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

320 pages • 2020 • 18 editions

nonfiction history politics race young adult challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Voter Suppression in U.S. Elections by Jim Downs, Heather Cox Richardson, Heather Ann Thompson, Kevin M Kruse, Stacey Abrams, Carol Anderson

Voter Suppression in U.S. Elections

Jim Downs, Heather Cox Richardson, Heather Ann Thompson, Kevin M Kruse, Stacey Abrams, Carol Anderson

176 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women by Anushay Hossain

The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women

Anushay Hossain

304 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

nonfiction feminism health race science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

338 pages • 1949 • 1.2k editions

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret by Catherine Coleman Flowers

Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret

Catherine Coleman Flowers

224 pages • 2020 • 5 editions

nonfiction health nature politics race informative reflective medium-paced