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The Chalice and the Blade
by Riane Eisler • 1987
Before patriarchy, peaceful egalitarian societies thrived. Then came the invasions.
4.18
4k+
The Chalice and the Blade Summary
The Chalice and the Blade 87%
Before patriarchy, peaceful egalitarian societies thrived. Then came the invasions.
by Riane Eisler 1987
4.18
4k+ 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
Not Without My Daughter
by Betty Mahmoody • 1987
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
4.19
39k+
Not Without My Daughter Summary
Not Without My Daughter 87%
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
by Betty Mahmoody 1987
4.19
39k+ ratings
Daddy Issues
by Katherine Angel • 2019
Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.
3.36
1k+
Daddy Issues Summary
Daddy Issues 86%
Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.
by Katherine Angel 2019
3.36
1k+ 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 86%
Patriarchy was invented, not discovered. A historian recovers the ancient blueprint of male power.
by Gerda Lerner 1986
4.38
2k+ ratings
The Manipulated Man
by Esther Vilar • 1971
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
3.58
2k+
The Manipulated Man Summary
The Manipulated Man 86%
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
by Esther Vilar 1971
3.58
2k+ ratings
Ambitious Like a Mother
by Lara Bazelon • 2022
Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.
3.58
164
Ambitious Like a Mother Summary
Ambitious Like a Mother 86%
Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.
by Lara Bazelon 2022
3.58
164 ratings
Touched Out
by Amanda Montei • 2023
From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.
4.18
425
Touched Out Summary
Touched Out 86%
From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.
by Amanda Montei 2023
4.18
425 ratings
The Great Cosmic Mother
by Monica Sjöö • 1981
Before patriarchy, the world worshipped a goddess. Her erasure was violent and the costs endure.
4.08
2k+
The Great Cosmic Mother Summary
The Great Cosmic Mother 86%
Before patriarchy, the world worshipped a goddess. Her erasure was violent and the costs endure.
by Monica Sjöö 1981
4.08
2k+ 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 86%
Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.
by Barbara Ehrenreich 1976
3.96
3k+ ratings
A Brief History of Misogyny
by Jack Holland • 2006
Two creation myths birthed a hatred that shaped laws, medicine, and war for three thousand years.
4.27
49
A Brief History of Misogyny Summary
A Brief History of Misogyny 86%
Two creation myths birthed a hatred that shaped laws, medicine, and war for three thousand years.
by Jack Holland 2006
4.27
49 ratings
Doing It All
by Ruby Russell • 2024
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
4.24
17
Doing It All Summary
Doing It All 86%
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
by Ruby Russell 2024
4.24
17 ratings
How to Kill a Witch
by Zoe Venditozzi • 2025
Witch hunts weren't about magic. They were about controlling women. And they haven't stopped.
3.81
18k+
How to Kill a Witch Summary
How to Kill a Witch 86%
Witch hunts weren't about magic. They were about controlling women. And they haven't stopped.
by Zoe Venditozzi 2025
3.81
18k+ ratings
Strongmen
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat • 2020
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
4.27
5k+
Strongmen Summary
Strongmen 86%
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020
4.27
5k+ 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 86%
Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.
by Eleanor Herman 2022
3.85
3k+ ratings
Fed Up
by Gemma Hartley • 2018
Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.
3.72
4k+
Fed Up Summary
Fed Up 86%
Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.
by Gemma Hartley 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
Fair Play
by Eve Rodsky • 2019
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
3.58
26k+
Fair Play Summary
Fair Play 86%
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
by Eve Rodsky 2019
3.58
26k+ ratings
Mom Brain
by Nicole Hackett • 2026
A mother enters a Hawaii retreat for burned-out parents. The women who don't improve disappear.
3.35
362
Mom Brain Summary
Mom Brain 86%
A mother enters a Hawaii retreat for burned-out parents. The women who don't improve disappear.
by Nicole Hackett 2026
3.35
362 ratings
The Cinderella Complex
by Colette Dowling • 1981
Capable women are driven into underachievement and dependence by a hidden terror of standing alone.
3.79
1k+
The Cinderella Complex Summary
The Cinderella Complex 86%
Capable women are driven into underachievement and dependence by a hidden terror of standing alone.
by Colette Dowling 1981
3.79
1k+ ratings
The Gender Plan
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
4.06
10k+
The Gender Plan Summary
The Gender Plan 86%
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.06
10k+ ratings
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan • 2022
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
3.53
128k+
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers 86%
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
by Jessamine Chan 2022
3.53
128k+ ratings
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US
by Danielle Crittenden • 1999
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
3.71
454
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US Summary
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US 86%
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
by Danielle Crittenden 1999
3.71
454 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 86%
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
by Susan Brownmiller 1975
4.05
4k+ ratings
In Defense of Witches
by Mona Chollet • 2018
The witch hunts never ended; they just traded the stake for courtroom, clinic, and gossip.
4.04
24k+
In Defense of Witches Summary
In Defense of Witches 86%
The witch hunts never ended; they just traded the stake for courtroom, clinic, and gossip.
by Mona Chollet 2018
4.04
24k+ ratings
The Wall Speaks
by Jerr • 2021
A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.
4.42
241
The Wall Speaks Summary
The Wall Speaks 86%
A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.
by Jerr 2021
4.42
241 ratings
The Power
by Naomi Alderman • 2016
Teenage girls wake up electric. The old hierarchies crumble, and power still corrupts.
3.75
254k+
The Power Summary
The Power 86%
Teenage girls wake up electric. The old hierarchies crumble, and power still corrupts.
by Naomi Alderman 2016
3.75
254k+ ratings
The Wife Drought
by Annabel Crabb • 2014
We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.
4.15
4k+
The Wife Drought Summary
The Wife Drought 85%
We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.
by Annabel Crabb 2014
4.15
4k+ ratings
The Battered Woman
by Lenore E. Walker • 1980
Abuse teaches a woman her actions don't count. Reversing that belief takes intervention, not advice.
4.01
101
The Battered Woman Summary
The Battered Woman 85%
Abuse teaches a woman her actions don't count. Reversing that belief takes intervention, not advice.
by Lenore E. Walker 1980
4.01
101 ratings
On Our Best Behavior
by Elise Loehnen • 2023
Seven ancient sins keep women compliant, exhausted, ever-apologizing. The way out is through them.
3.77
11k+
On Our Best Behavior Summary
On Our Best Behavior 85%
Seven ancient sins keep women compliant, exhausted, ever-apologizing. The way out is through them.
by Elise Loehnen 2023
3.77
11k+ 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 85%
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
by Manon Garcia 2018
3.90
890 ratings
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
by Lundy Bancroft • 2002
Abuse isn't about his anger or his past. It's about what he believes he deserves.
4.49
18k+
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Summary
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men 85%
Abuse isn't about his anger or his past. It's about what he believes he deserves.
by Lundy Bancroft 2002
4.49
18k+ 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 85%
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
by Jessica Valenti 2016
3.66
14k+ 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 85%
The right offers women safety from male violence in exchange for obedience. The men never deliver.
by Andrea Dworkin 1983
4.31
3k+ ratings
The Gender Fall
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Violet filmed the regime's atrocities. Now they want her dead, and her brother has vanished.
4.05
11k+
The Gender Fall Summary
The Gender Fall 85%
Violet filmed the regime's atrocities. Now they want her dead, and her brother has vanished.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.05
11k+ ratings
Holding It Together
by Jessica Calarco • 2024
America's safety net is women's unpaid labor. That's not an accident. It was designed.
4.13
1k+
Holding It Together Summary
Holding It Together 85%
America's safety net is women's unpaid labor. That's not an accident. It was designed.
by Jessica Calarco 2024
4.13
1k+ ratings
Screaming on the Inside
by Jessica Grose • 2022
Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.
3.47
5k+
Screaming on the Inside Summary
Screaming on the Inside 85%
Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.
by Jessica Grose 2022
3.47
5k+ ratings
Women & Power
by Mary Beard • 2017
Women have been silenced since Homer. The answer isn't fitting into power but redefining it.
4.02
40k+
Women & Power Summary
Women & Power 85%
Women have been silenced since Homer. The answer isn't fitting into power but redefining it.
by Mary Beard 2017
4.02
40k+ ratings
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
by Meg Meeker • 2014
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
3.91
3k+
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Summary
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 85%
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
by Meg Meeker 2014
3.91
3k+ ratings
All the Single Ladies
by Rebecca Traister • 2016
Single women outnumber married ones; that shift is rewriting work, love, and the state.
4.00
17k+
All the Single Ladies Summary
All the Single Ladies 85%
Single women outnumber married ones; that shift is rewriting work, love, and the state.
by Rebecca Traister 2016
4.00
17k+ ratings
Homeschooled
by Stefan Merrill Block • 2026
His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.
3.63
19k+
Homeschooled Summary
Homeschooled 85%
His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.
by Stefan Merrill Block 2026
3.63
19k+ ratings
The Femdom Experience
by Elise Sutton • 2006
How to build a female-led relationship that doesn't collapse once the novelty wears off.
4.04
98
The Femdom Experience Summary
The Femdom Experience 85%
How to build a female-led relationship that doesn't collapse once the novelty wears off.
by Elise Sutton 2006
4.04
98 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 85%
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
The Heroine's Journey
by Maureen Murdock • 1990
The hero's journey was never made for women. Here is the map they actually walk.
3.90
3k+
The Heroine's Journey Summary
The Heroine's Journey 85%
The hero's journey was never made for women. Here is the map they actually walk.
by Maureen Murdock 1990
3.90
3k+ ratings
Femdom for Nice Girls
by Lucy Fairbourne • 2015
No leather, no cruelty, no act. A caring woman's path to confident, loving dominance.
3.71
121
Femdom for Nice Girls Summary
Femdom for Nice Girls 85%
No leather, no cruelty, no act. A caring woman's path to confident, loving dominance.
by Lucy Fairbourne 2015
3.71
121 ratings
The Birth Of A Mother
by Daniel N. Stern • 1998
Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.
3.83
426
The Birth Of A Mother Summary
The Birth Of A Mother 85%
Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.
by Daniel N. Stern 1998
3.83
426 ratings
Created to be His Help Meet
by Debi Pearl • 2004
God gave wives one job: help your husband succeed. This book shows what that actually requires.
3.57
4k+
Created to be His Help Meet Summary
Created to be His Help Meet 85%
God gave wives one job: help your husband succeed. This book shows what that actually requires.
by Debi Pearl 2004
3.57
4k+ ratings
Heretics of Dune
by Frank Herbert • 1984
A sisterhood's clone and a worm-charming girl stand against a returning matriarchy from deep space.
3.85
105k+
Heretics of Dune Summary
Heretics of Dune 85%
A sisterhood's clone and a worm-charming girl stand against a returning matriarchy from deep space.
by Frank Herbert 1984
3.85
105k+ ratings
Hardball for Women
by Pat Heim • 1992
The business world plays by male rules. The playbook for women who were never handed one.
3.80
444
Hardball for Women Summary
Hardball for Women 85%
The business world plays by male rules. The playbook for women who were never handed one.
by Pat Heim 1992
3.80
444 ratings
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
by Friedrich Engels • 1884
Monogamy, patriarchy, and the state are not natural; they are recent, economic inventions.
4.14
8k+
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Summary
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State 85%
Monogamy, patriarchy, and the state are not natural; they are recent, economic inventions.
by Friedrich Engels 1884
4.14
8k+ 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 85%
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
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