Top 15 Books on Feminism

From the 1700s to the 2010s, literature is studded with spectacular works of fiction, theory, and criticism all revolving around one thing: feminism. Here are some top picks of the books every feminist should read at least once in a lifetime.

Top 15 Books on Feminism

1. Becoming – Michelle Obama

Former first black lady Michelle Obama talks about her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her public health campaign, and her role as a mother.

2. The Bloody Chamber

This book takes a spin of the classic Grimms brother fairy tales and features strong female leads. Take murderous Little Red Riding Hoods, vampiric Sleeping Beauties, a Beauty who becomes the Beast.

3. Americanah

The story follows a Nigerian woman in America blogging about racism. This modern take on racism political issues highlights ‘girl power’ in the simplest terms!

4. Song Of The Lioness

Young, brave Alanna dreams of becoming a female knight and warrior but isn’t allowed to train because she is a woman. In a bold move, she switches places with her twin brother, disguising herself as a boy, and begins training as a page in the palace of the king.

5. Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen enraptures her readers right from the first line of her novel and continues to do so with the simplicity and strength that she portrays her characters.

6. The Female Eunuch

Positing that sexual liberation is the key to women’s liberation, Greer looks at the inherent and unalterable biological differences between men and women as well as at the profound psychological differences that result from social conditioning. 

7. I am Malala

An autobiography of the famous Pakistani teen Malala Yousufzai who was shot by the Taliban but went on to receive the Nobel peace prize. Her vibrant, consistent persona is a true feminist icon for generations to come.

Read alsoTop 15 Indian Locations For A Solo Trip

8. In Search Of Our Mothers’ Gardens

The book is a comment on personal as well as political issues. The book consists of accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s and a vivid memoir of a scarring childhood injury and her daughter’s healing words.

9. The Handmaid’s Tale

Christian beliefs have won America’s culture war. Now women have no rights. They are slaves to men and the biblical, patriarchal society in which they live. The Handmaid’s Tale is the first-person account of one of these enslaved women.

10. What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky

As daughters try to understand parents. Parents aim to protect their youth. Add communities trying to weigh in, sometimes wrongly, on decisions without knowing the whole truth! Each story centres on issues women face head-on when showing how the female body is undervalued and often taken. 

11. Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist encourages an introspective conversation. It focuses on the multitude of definitions of femininity through anecdotes. Inclusive personal analyses, and cultural commentary. This book is a must-read!

12. To kill a mockingbird

This story deals with the very important and sensitive topic of racism. The plot views these issues from the point of view of a little girl. This further sensitizes the whole issue.

13. The help

The story is about African American women working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi. The book documents the rise of women as they wind down a path of self-discovery.

14. The Bell Jar

Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther’s breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real and even rational.

15. Little Women

Readers over generations have fallen in love with Little Women. Woven around the lives of March sisters, Little women explores timeless themes such as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

Read alsoTop 15 Nail Paint Shades for Working Women

Aaliya Bamboowala
Aaliya Bamboowalahttps://top15.in/
Aaliya is a freelance writer and an undergrad student. She has been writing thought-provoking content to a number of companies for over a year now. Aaliya is an aspiring student of psychology. She further plans on dabbling in the study of forensics and molecular genetics. Her current educational background includes an odd mix of science combined with literature and philosophy. The influence of which can be seen in her writings. Her broad base of information has availed her to be a versatile writer and approach innumerable themes of writing.

Similar Articles

Comments

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular