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On My Own
by Florence Falk • 2007
Why women fear being alone, and how solitude builds the self-confidence that neediness destroys.
3.69
466
On My Own Summary
On My Own 90%
Why women fear being alone, and how solitude builds the self-confidence that neediness destroys.
by Florence Falk 2007
3.69
466 ratings
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
by Sylvia Plath • 2000
Her uncensored journals: the ambition, the marriage, the breakdown, and the art she fought to make.
4.28
27k+
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Summary
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 89%
Her uncensored journals: the ambition, the marriage, the breakdown, and the art she fought to make.
by Sylvia Plath 2000
4.28
27k+ ratings
Real Estate
by Deborah Levy • 2021
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
4.28
11k+
Real Estate Summary
Real Estate 89%
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
by Deborah Levy 2021
4.28
11k+ ratings
Sex Object
by Jessica Valenti • 2016
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
3.66
14k+
Sex Object Summary
Sex Object 89%
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
by Jessica Valenti 2016
3.66
14k+ ratings
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library
by Karen Horney • 1967
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
3.68
423
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library Summary
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library 89%
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
by Karen Horney 1967
3.68
423 ratings
Near to the Wild Heart
by Clarice Lispector • 1943
An orphan girl who asked too many questions becomes a woman who abandons every answer.
4.02
19k+
Near to the Wild Heart Summary
Near to the Wild Heart 89%
An orphan girl who asked too many questions becomes a woman who abandons every answer.
by Clarice Lispector 1943
4.02
19k+ ratings
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh • 1955
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
4.13
57k+
Gift from the Sea Summary
Gift from the Sea 89%
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955
4.13
57k+ ratings
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine • 2018
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
4.10
21k+
Notes to Self Summary
Notes to Self 89%
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
by Emilie Pine 2018
4.10
21k+ ratings
Los seres queridos
by Berta Dávila • 2022
An unexpected pregnancy forces a mother to confront the ambivalence she has never spoken aloud.
4.01
871
Los seres queridos Summary
Los seres queridos 89%
An unexpected pregnancy forces a mother to confront the ambivalence she has never spoken aloud.
by Berta Dávila 2022
4.01
871 ratings
A Room of One’s Own
by Virginia Woolf • 1929
Money and a private room: why five centuries of women's genius never reached the page.
4.22
266k+
A Room of One’s Own Summary
A Room of One’s Own 89%
Money and a private room: why five centuries of women's genius never reached the page.
by Virginia Woolf 1929
4.22
266k+ ratings
Água Viva
by Clarice Lispector • 2012
A painter writes, chasing the instant that is always now and already gone.
4.25
26k+
Água Viva Summary
Água Viva 89%
A painter writes, chasing the instant that is always now and already gone.
by Clarice Lispector 2012
4.25
26k+ ratings
Fierce Attachments
by Vivian Gornick • 1987
Decades of walks, a mother and daughter, and a bond that felt like a locked room.
4.02
21k+
Fierce Attachments Summary
Fierce Attachments 89%
Decades of walks, a mother and daughter, and a bond that felt like a locked room.
by Vivian Gornick 1987
4.02
21k+ ratings
My Body
by Emily Ratajkowski • 2021
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
3.98
85k+
My Body Summary
My Body 89%
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
by Emily Ratajkowski 2021
3.98
85k+ ratings
One in a Millennial
by Kate Kennedy • 2024
The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.
3.70
21k+
One in a Millennial Summary
One in a Millennial 89%
The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.
by Kate Kennedy 2024
3.70
21k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Rachel Cusk • 2012
A friend answers a late-night call, refuses to let her cry alone. A divorce memoir begins.
3.67
4k+
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 89%
A friend answers a late-night call, refuses to let her cry alone. A divorce memoir begins.
by Rachel Cusk 2012
3.67
4k+ ratings
Loud
by Drew Afualo • 2024
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
4.29
26k+
Loud Summary
Loud 89%
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
by Drew Afualo 2024
4.29
26k+ ratings
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem • 1991
Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.
4.12
3k+
Revolution from Within Summary
Revolution from Within 89%
Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.
by Gloria Steinem 1991
4.12
3k+ ratings
Rage Becomes Her
by Soraya Chemaly • 2018
Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.
4.33
12k+
Rage Becomes Her Summary
Rage Becomes Her 89%
Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.
by Soraya Chemaly 2018
4.33
12k+ ratings
Knowing Woman
by Irene Claremont de Castillejo • 1973
A woman's harshest inner critic can become her sharpest ally. The bridge is sincere dialogue.
4.16
140
Knowing Woman Summary
Knowing Woman 89%
A woman's harshest inner critic can become her sharpest ally. The bridge is sincere dialogue.
by Irene Claremont de Castillejo 1973
4.16
140 ratings
When Women Were Birds
by Terry Tempest Williams • 2012
Her mother's journals arrived after her death: every page blank. The silence became the gift.
4.21
10k+
When Women Were Birds Summary
When Women Were Birds 89%
Her mother's journals arrived after her death: every page blank. The silence became the gift.
by Terry Tempest Williams 2012
4.21
10k+ ratings
On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life
by Arianna Huffington • 2006
Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.
3.47
2k+
On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life Summary
On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life 89%
Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.
by Arianna Huffington 2006
3.47
2k+ ratings
The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I
by Helene Deutsch • 1944
Receptivity, self-absorption, pain: the female psyche's three pillars, from girlhood to birth.
3.13
8
The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I Summary
The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I 89%
Receptivity, self-absorption, pain: the female psyche's three pillars, from girlhood to birth.
by Helene Deutsch 1944
3.13
8 ratings
The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing • 1999
A London writer splits her life among four notebooks. The woman between them is coming apart.
3.77
25k+
The Golden Notebook Summary
The Golden Notebook 89%
A London writer splits her life among four notebooks. The woman between them is coming apart.
by Doris Lessing 1999
3.77
25k+ ratings
Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Feminism
by Cheri Carr • 2019
Deleuze meets feminism: anxiety and not fitting in become creative forces, not symptoms.
5.00
4
Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Feminism Summary
Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Feminism 89%
Deleuze meets feminism: anxiety and not fitting in become creative forces, not symptoms.
by Cheri Carr 2019
5.00
4 ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 88%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 ratings
Men Have Called Her Crazy
by Anna Marie Tendler • 2024
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
3.43
23k+
Men Have Called Her Crazy Summary
Men Have Called Her Crazy 88%
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
by Anna Marie Tendler 2024
3.43
23k+ ratings
Tough Titties
by Laura Belgray • 2023
Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.
3.50
2k+
Tough Titties Summary
Tough Titties 88%
Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.
by Laura Belgray 2023
3.50
2k+ ratings
The Empathy Exams
by Leslie Jamison • 2014
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
3.67
16k+
The Empathy Exams Summary
The Empathy Exams 88%
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
by Leslie Jamison 2014
3.67
16k+ ratings
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
by Cho Nam-Joo • 2016
Kim Jiyoung does everything right, until motherhood breaks her into voices that are not her own.
4.16
192k+
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 88%
Kim Jiyoung does everything right, until motherhood breaks her into voices that are not her own.
by Cho Nam-Joo 2016
4.16
192k+ ratings
Tías and Primas
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • 2024
The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.
4.05
1k+
Tías and Primas Summary
Tías and Primas 88%
The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 2024
4.05
1k+ ratings
This Is Woman's Work
by Dominique Christina • 2015
A poet's map of seven inner selves, and the one you've been most afraid to meet.
4.34
142
This Is Woman's Work Summary
This Is Woman's Work 88%
A poet's map of seven inner selves, and the one you've been most afraid to meet.
by Dominique Christina 2015
4.34
142 ratings
She
by Robert A. Johnson • 1976
A Greek myth maps feminine psychology. Four tasks. The last one takes you to the underworld.
3.88
3k+
She Summary
She 88%
A Greek myth maps feminine psychology. Four tasks. The last one takes you to the underworld.
by Robert A. Johnson 1976
3.88
3k+ ratings
Men Explain Things to Me
by Rebecca Solnit • 2014
Male confidence overwriting female expertise: a landmark essay on the roots of that silencing.
3.83
88k+
Men Explain Things to Me Summary
Men Explain Things to Me 88%
Male confidence overwriting female expertise: a landmark essay on the roots of that silencing.
by Rebecca Solnit 2014
3.83
88k+ ratings
For Her Own Good
by Barbara Ehrenreich • 1976
Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.
3.96
3k+
For Her Own Good Summary
For Her Own Good 88%
Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.
by Barbara Ehrenreich 1976
3.96
3k+ ratings
Validation Is For Parking
by Nicole Kalil • 2022
Confidence isn't a reward for achievement. It starts with the promises you keep to yourself.
4.23
139
Validation Is For Parking Summary
Validation Is For Parking 88%
Confidence isn't a reward for achievement. It starts with the promises you keep to yourself.
by Nicole Kalil 2022
4.23
139 ratings
The Hunger Artists
by Maud Ellmann • 1993
Why self-starvation is always a form of writing, from Irish hunger strikers to Kafka.
3.82
50
The Hunger Artists Summary
The Hunger Artists 88%
Why self-starvation is always a form of writing, from Irish hunger strikers to Kafka.
by Maud Ellmann 1993
3.82
50 ratings
How to Think Like a Woman
by Regan Penaluna • 2023
Sexism drove her from philosophy. Four forgotten women thinkers showed her how to find her way back.
3.96
2k+
How to Think Like a Woman Summary
How to Think Like a Woman 88%
Sexism drove her from philosophy. Four forgotten women thinkers showed her how to find her way back.
by Regan Penaluna 2023
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Wives
by Simone Gorrindo • 2024
She joined a hidden world of rules, waiting, and rivalries: the sisterhood of Army wives.
3.77
9k+
The Wives Summary
The Wives 88%
She joined a hidden world of rules, waiting, and rivalries: the sisterhood of Army wives.
by Simone Gorrindo 2024
3.77
9k+ ratings
Body Work
by Melissa Febos • 2022
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
4.22
6k+
Body Work Summary
Body Work 88%
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
by Melissa Febos 2022
4.22
6k+ ratings
Dear Dolly
by Dolly Alderton • 2022
Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.
3.78
45k+
Dear Dolly Summary
Dear Dolly 88%
Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.
by Dolly Alderton 2022
3.78
45k+ ratings
Manifesta
by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
3.73
3k+
Manifesta Summary
Manifesta 88%
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000
3.73
3k+ ratings
Everything I Know About Love
by Dolly Alderton • 2018
MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.
3.93
517k+
Everything I Know About Love Summary
Everything I Know About Love 88%
MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.
by Dolly Alderton 2018
3.93
517k+ ratings
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives
by Manon Garcia • 2018
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
3.90
890
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives Summary
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives 88%
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
by Manon Garcia 2018
3.90
890 ratings
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
51k+
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet 88%
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015
4.07
51k+ ratings
Mothers of Psychoanalysis
by Janet Sayers • 1991
Psychoanalysis began with Freud's obsession with fathers. Four women rebuilt it around the mother.
4.20
25
Mothers of Psychoanalysis Summary
Mothers of Psychoanalysis 88%
Psychoanalysis began with Freud's obsession with fathers. Four women rebuilt it around the mother.
by Janet Sayers 1991
4.20
25 ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
7k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick 88%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
by Michele Filgate • 2019
Fifteen writers give voice to what they could never tell the woman who raised them.
3.74
19k+
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About Summary
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About 88%
Fifteen writers give voice to what they could never tell the woman who raised them.
by Michele Filgate 2019
3.74
19k+ ratings
Live Alone and Like It
by Marjorie Hillis • 1936
Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.
3.68
1k+
Live Alone and Like It Summary
Live Alone and Like It 88%
Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.
by Marjorie Hillis 1936
3.68
1k+ ratings
Thoughts Are Things & The God In You
by Prentice Mulford • 2007
A voice forged in heartbreak and ancestral sacrifice learns to love its own reflection.
4.18
39
Thoughts Are Things & The God In You Summary
Thoughts Are Things & The God In You 88%
A voice forged in heartbreak and ancestral sacrifice learns to love its own reflection.
by Prentice Mulford 2007
4.18
39 ratings
Womanhood
by Laura Dodsworth • 2019
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
4.45
107
Womanhood Summary
Womanhood 88%
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
by Laura Dodsworth 2019
4.45
107 ratings
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