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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.
by Viv Albertine • 2014
The Slits' guitarist became a suburban mother. Cancer forced her to ask what she'd abandoned.
4.27
14k+
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. Summary
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. 91%
The Slits' guitarist became a suburban mother. Cancer forced her to ask what she'd abandoned.
by Viv Albertine 2014
4.27
14k+ ratings
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
by Carrie Brownstein • 2015
Two guitars, no bass, and a feminist punk revolution: the story of Sleater-Kinney from the inside.
3.83
37k+
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl Summary
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl 91%
Two guitars, no bass, and a feminist punk revolution: the story of Sleater-Kinney from the inside.
by Carrie Brownstein 2015
3.83
37k+ 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 89%
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
Re-Sisters
by Cosey Fanni Tutti • 2022
An artist finds her countercultural lineage in a medieval mystic and an electronic music pioneer.
3.69
143
Re-Sisters Summary
Re-Sisters 88%
An artist finds her countercultural lineage in a medieval mystic and an electronic music pioneer.
by Cosey Fanni Tutti 2022
3.69
143 ratings
Against Our Will
by Susan Brownmiller • 1975
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
4.05
4k+
Against Our Will Summary
Against Our Will 88%
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
by Susan Brownmiller 1975
4.05
4k+ ratings
Feminism Is for Everybody
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.
4.16
29k+
Feminism Is for Everybody Summary
Feminism Is for Everybody 88%
Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.
by bell hooks 2000
4.16
29k+ ratings
Full Frontal Feminism
by Jessica Valenti • 2007
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
3.86
8k+
Full Frontal Feminism Summary
Full Frontal Feminism 88%
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
by Jessica Valenti 2007
3.86
8k+ ratings
Right-Wing Women
by Andrea Dworkin • 1983
The right offers women safety from male violence in exchange for obedience. The men never deliver.
4.31
3k+
Right-Wing Women Summary
Right-Wing Women 88%
The right offers women safety from male violence in exchange for obedience. The men never deliver.
by Andrea Dworkin 1983
4.31
3k+ ratings
Yes Means Yes!
by Jaclyn Friedman • 2008
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
4.20
5k+
Yes Means Yes! Summary
Yes Means Yes! 88%
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
by Jaclyn Friedman 2008
4.20
5k+ ratings
The Road Beneath My Feet
by Frank Turner • 2015
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
4.21
2k+
The Road Beneath My Feet Summary
The Road Beneath My Feet 88%
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
by Frank Turner 2015
4.21
2k+ 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
White Feminism
by Koa Beck • 2021
Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.
4.24
2k+
White Feminism Summary
White Feminism 88%
Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.
by Koa Beck 2021
4.24
2k+ ratings
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State
by Catharine A. MacKinnon • 1991
From rape to abortion: how the state enforces male dominance by writing male sexuality into law.
3.98
556
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State Summary
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State 87%
From rape to abortion: how the state enforces male dominance by writing male sexuality into law.
by Catharine A. MacKinnon 1991
3.98
556 ratings
Feminism or Death
by Françoise d'Eaubonne • 1974
The planet is dying from male rule. A feminism content with equality won't save it.
3.55
187
Feminism or Death Summary
Feminism or Death 87%
The planet is dying from male rule. A feminism content with equality won't save it.
by Françoise d'Eaubonne 1974
3.55
187 ratings
Pleasure Activism
by Adrienne Maree Brown • 2019
Reclaim joy as a radical political act, and use pleasure to fuel your activism and your life.
4.22
9k+
Pleasure Activism Summary
Pleasure Activism 87%
Reclaim joy as a radical political act, and use pleasure to fuel your activism and your life.
by Adrienne Maree Brown 2019
4.22
9k+ ratings
The Purity Myth
by Jessica Valenti • 2009
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
4.08
9k+
The Purity Myth Summary
The Purity Myth 87%
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
by Jessica Valenti 2009
4.08
9k+ ratings
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
by Elizabeth Whitaker • 2017
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
3.49
43
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique Summary
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique 87%
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
by Elizabeth Whitaker 2017
3.49
43 ratings
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism
by Angela Y. Davis • 1998
Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.
4.28
2k+
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism Summary
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism 87%
Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.
by Angela Y. Davis 1998
4.28
2k+ ratings
Gaga Feminism
by J. Jack Halberstam • 2012
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
3.56
853
Gaga Feminism Summary
Gaga Feminism 87%
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
by J. Jack Halberstam 2012
3.56
853 ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 87%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
Fix the System, Not the Women
by Laura Bates • 2022
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
4.49
6k+
Fix the System, Not the Women Summary
Fix the System, Not the Women 87%
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
by Laura Bates 2022
4.49
6k+ ratings
Living a Feminist Life
by Sara Ahmed • 2017
Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.
4.30
3k+
Living a Feminist Life Summary
Living a Feminist Life 87%
Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.
by Sara Ahmed 2017
4.30
3k+ ratings
Pornland
by Gail Dines • 2010
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
3.96
2k+
Pornland Summary
Pornland 87%
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
by Gail Dines 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 87%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶
by Chizuko Ueno • 2010
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
4.40
919
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 Summary
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 87%
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
by Chizuko Ueno 2010
4.40
919 ratings
Feminismo para principiantes
by Nuria Varela • 2005
Universal rights stopped at the front door. What three centuries of feminism built in response.
4.28
4k+
Feminismo para principiantes Summary
Feminismo para principiantes 87%
Universal rights stopped at the front door. What three centuries of feminism built in response.
by Nuria Varela 2005
4.28
4k+ ratings
Can We All Be Feminists?
by June Eric-Udorie • 2018
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
4.25
1k+
Can We All Be Feminists? Summary
Can We All Be Feminists? 87%
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
by June Eric-Udorie 2018
4.25
1k+ ratings
Punk Rock Etiquette
by Travis Nichols • 2008
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
3.75
123
Punk Rock Etiquette Summary
Punk Rock Etiquette 87%
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
by Travis Nichols 2008
3.75
123 ratings
Modern Misogyny
by Kristin J. Anderson • 2014
A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.
4.14
92
Modern Misogyny Summary
Modern Misogyny 87%
A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.
by Kristin J. Anderson 2014
4.14
92 ratings
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
by Susan Dalgety • 2024
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
4.44
347
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht Summary
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht 87%
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
by Susan Dalgety 2024
4.44
347 ratings
A History of the World in 21 Women
by Jenni Murray • 2018
A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.
3.81
4k+
A History of the World in 21 Women Summary
A History of the World in 21 Women 87%
A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.
by Jenni Murray 2018
3.81
4k+ ratings
Feminist Theory
by bell hooks • 1984
Feminism failed by designing itself for the suburban wife, not the working-class woman of color.
4.44
9k+
Feminist Theory Summary
Feminist Theory 87%
Feminism failed by designing itself for the suburban wife, not the working-class woman of color.
by bell hooks 1984
4.44
9k+ ratings
Off With Her Head
by Eleanor Herman • 2022
Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.
3.85
3k+
Off With Her Head Summary
Off With Her Head 87%
Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.
by Eleanor Herman 2022
3.85
3k+ ratings
The Creation of Patriarchy
by Gerda Lerner • 1986
Patriarchy was invented, not discovered. A historian recovers the ancient blueprint of male power.
4.38
2k+
The Creation of Patriarchy Summary
The Creation of Patriarchy 87%
Patriarchy was invented, not discovered. A historian recovers the ancient blueprint of male power.
by Gerda Lerner 1986
4.38
2k+ ratings
A Return to Modesty
by Wendy Shalit • 1998
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
3.79
1k+
A Return to Modesty Summary
A Return to Modesty 87%
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
by Wendy Shalit 1998
3.79
1k+ ratings
Colonize This!
by Bushra Rehman • 2002
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
4.20
3k+
Colonize This! Summary
Colonize This! 87%
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
by Bushra Rehman 2002
4.20
3k+ ratings
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino • 2012
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
3.98
636
The Feminist Porn Book Summary
The Feminist Porn Book 87%
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
by Tristan Taormino 2012
3.98
636 ratings
Unbreakable
by Jenni Rivera • 2013
Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.
4.47
2k+
Unbreakable Summary
Unbreakable 87%
Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.
by Jenni Rivera 2013
4.47
2k+ ratings
Bad Feminist
by Roxane Gay • 2014
No pure feminist survives real life. An argument for staying in the fight, flaws included.
3.92
120k+
Bad Feminist Summary
Bad Feminist 87%
No pure feminist survives real life. An argument for staying in the fight, flaws included.
by Roxane Gay 2014
3.92
120k+ ratings
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
4.50
89k+
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 87%
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017
4.50
89k+ ratings
SCUM Manifesto
by Valerie Solanas • 1967
Male genes are a botched copy of female ones. The solution is total societal demolition.
3.79
12k+
SCUM Manifesto Summary
SCUM Manifesto 87%
Male genes are a botched copy of female ones. The solution is total societal demolition.
by Valerie Solanas 1967
3.79
12k+ ratings
Girl on Girl
by Sophie Gilbert • 2025
Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.
3.84
20k+
Girl on Girl Summary
Girl on Girl 87%
Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.
by Sophie Gilbert 2025
3.84
20k+ ratings
Feminism for the 99%
by Cinzia Arruzza • 2019
Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.
4.01
8k+
Feminism for the 99% Summary
Feminism for the 99% 87%
Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.
by Cinzia Arruzza 2019
4.01
8k+ 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 87%
Money and a private room: why five centuries of women's genius never reached the page.
by Virginia Woolf 1929
4.22
266k+ ratings
Superman Is an Arab
by Joumana Haddad • 2012
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
3.53
682
Superman Is an Arab Summary
Superman Is an Arab 87%
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
by Joumana Haddad 2012
3.53
682 ratings
Loud
by Drew Afualo • 2024
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
4.29
26k+
Loud Summary
Loud 86%
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
by Drew Afualo 2024
4.29
26k+ ratings
Entitled
by Kate Manne • 2020
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
4.19
6k+
Entitled Summary
Entitled 86%
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
by Kate Manne 2020
4.19
6k+ ratings
Sister Outsider
by Audre Lorde • 1984
Why anger is a political tool, silence is surrender, and the erotic is a well of knowledge.
4.53
42k+
Sister Outsider Summary
Sister Outsider 86%
Why anger is a political tool, silence is surrender, and the erotic is a well of knowledge.
by Audre Lorde 1984
4.53
42k+ ratings
The Black Woman
by Toni Cade Bambara • 1970
The 1970 anthology that told white feminists they were bourgeois and Black Power it was sexist.
4.48
415
The Black Woman Summary
The Black Woman 86%
The 1970 anthology that told white feminists they were bourgeois and Black Power it was sexist.
by Toni Cade Bambara 1970
4.48
415 ratings
Kiss My Tiara
by Susan Jane Gilman • 2001
Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.
3.61
2k+
Kiss My Tiara Summary
Kiss My Tiara 86%
Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.
by Susan Jane Gilman 2001
3.61
2k+ ratings
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