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El hombre semen
by Violette Ailhaud • 2015
Purged of men, a Provençal village of widows swears to share the first man who arrives.
3.67
1k+
El hombre semen Summary
El hombre semen 88%
Purged of men, a Provençal village of widows swears to share the first man who arrives.
by Violette Ailhaud 2015
3.67
1k+ ratings
The Social Sex
by Marilyn Yalom • 2015
For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.
3.17
311
The Social Sex Summary
The Social Sex 88%
For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.
by Marilyn Yalom 2015
3.17
311 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 88%
The witch hunts never ended; they just traded the stake for courtroom, clinic, and gossip.
by Mona Chollet 2018
4.04
24k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
Single women outnumber married ones; that shift is rewriting work, love, and the state.
by Rebecca Traister 2016
4.00
17k+ ratings
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich • 2007
The famous slogan was never just about misbehavior. It was about how history itself erases women.
3.82
2k+
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Summary
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History 88%
The famous slogan was never just about misbehavior. It was about how history itself erases women.
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 2007
3.82
2k+ 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 88%
Universal rights stopped at the front door. What three centuries of feminism built in response.
by Nuria Varela 2005
4.28
4k+ ratings
Millionth Circle
by Jean Shinoda Bolen • 1999
The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.
4.07
440
Millionth Circle Summary
Millionth Circle 87%
The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.
by Jean Shinoda Bolen 1999
4.07
440 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 87%
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
by Susan Brownmiller 1975
4.05
4k+ 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
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
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 87%
Why women fear being alone, and how solitude builds the self-confidence that neediness destroys.
by Florence Falk 2007
3.69
466 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 87%
Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.
by Koa Beck 2021
4.24
2k+ ratings
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman • 1995
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
4.08
524k+
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men 87%
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995
4.08
524k+ ratings
Rock-a-by Baby
by Verta Taylor • 1996
How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.
3.67
9
Rock-a-by Baby Summary
Rock-a-by Baby 87%
How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.
by Verta Taylor 1996
3.67
9 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
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
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 87%
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
Broad Band
by Claire L. Evans • 2018
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
3.93
2k+
Broad Band Summary
Broad Band 87%
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
by Claire L. Evans 2018
3.93
2k+ 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 87%
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
by Deborah Levy 2021
4.28
11k+ 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 87%
The right offers women safety from male violence in exchange for obedience. The men never deliver.
by Andrea Dworkin 1983
4.31
3k+ ratings
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
by Kristen R. Ghodsee • 2018
East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.
3.98
8k+
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Summary
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism 87%
East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.
by Kristen R. Ghodsee 2018
3.98
8k+ 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 87%
Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.
by Marjorie Hillis 1936
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Natural Way of Things
by Charlotte Wood • 2015
Drugged, shaved, and dumped in the outback: ten women discover the real punishment for public shame.
3.49
16k+
The Natural Way of Things Summary
The Natural Way of Things 87%
Drugged, shaved, and dumped in the outback: ten women discover the real punishment for public shame.
by Charlotte Wood 2015
3.49
16k+ ratings
Text Me When You Get Home
by Kayleen Schaefer • 2018
How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.
3.46
9k+
Text Me When You Get Home Summary
Text Me When You Get Home 87%
How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.
by Kayleen Schaefer 2018
3.46
9k+ 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 87%
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
Motherland
by Julia Ioffe • 2025
How Russian autocracy was built on women's bodies and labor, from Bolshevik liberation to Putin.
4.53
3k+
Motherland Summary
Motherland 87%
How Russian autocracy was built on women's bodies and labor, from Bolshevik liberation to Putin.
by Julia Ioffe 2025
4.53
3k+ 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 House Without Windows
by Nadia Hashimi • 2016
Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.
4.00
16k+
A House Without Windows Summary
A House Without Windows 87%
Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.
by Nadia Hashimi 2016
4.00
16k+ ratings
Sacred Woman
by Queen Afua • 2000
Your womb stores every wound. Ancient African practices to release pain and reclaim your power.
4.29
2k+
Sacred Woman Summary
Sacred Woman 87%
Your womb stores every wound. Ancient African practices to release pain and reclaim your power.
by Queen Afua 2000
4.29
2k+ ratings
How To Be A Woman
by Caitlin Moran • 2011
Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.
3.71
110k+
How To Be A Woman Summary
How To Be A Woman 87%
Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.
by Caitlin Moran 2011
3.71
110k+ ratings
Kurdish Women's Stories
by Houzan Mahmoud • 2021
Kurdish women, cast as victims or fighters, tell their own stories here. Neither label fits.
4.40
194
Kurdish Women's Stories Summary
Kurdish Women's Stories 87%
Kurdish women, cast as victims or fighters, tell their own stories here. Neither label fits.
by Houzan Mahmoud 2021
4.40
194 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 87%
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
by Danielle Crittenden 1999
3.71
454 ratings
Orange Is the New Black
by Piper Kerman • 2010
A decade-old drug crime. A year in federal prison. The hidden world of women doing time.
3.72
207k+
Orange Is the New Black Summary
Orange Is the New Black 87%
A decade-old drug crime. A year in federal prison. The hidden world of women doing time.
by Piper Kerman 2010
3.72
207k+ ratings
Power Shift
by Sally Armstrong • 2019
Sexual inequality is not ancient; it started with farming. The worldwide pushback has already begun.
4.17
253
Power Shift Summary
Power Shift 87%
Sexual inequality is not ancient; it started with farming. The worldwide pushback has already begun.
by Sally Armstrong 2019
4.17
253 ratings
Bachelor Girl
by Betsy Israel • 2002
The hidden history of single women: from spinsters to the women who refused to settle.
3.72
1k+
Bachelor Girl Summary
Bachelor Girl 87%
The hidden history of single women: from spinsters to the women who refused to settle.
by Betsy Israel 2002
3.72
1k+ 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
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 87%
She joined a hidden world of rules, waiting, and rivalries: the sisterhood of Army wives.
by Simone Gorrindo 2024
3.77
9k+ 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 87%
Male confidence overwriting female expertise: a landmark essay on the roots of that silencing.
by Rebecca Solnit 2014
3.83
88k+ ratings
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes
by Heyward Isham • 2019
Russians who dismantled communism discovered that building its replacement was the harder half.
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes Summary
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes 87%
Russians who dismantled communism discovered that building its replacement was the harder half.
by Heyward Isham 2019
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 87%
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
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
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. 87%
The Slits' guitarist became a suburban mother. Cancer forced her to ask what she'd abandoned.
by Viv Albertine 2014
4.27
14k+ 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 87%
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
by Manon Garcia 2018
3.90
890 ratings
The Grace Year
by Kim Liggett • 2019
During their ritual exile to burn off magic, the real danger is the other girls.
4.13
250k+
The Grace Year Summary
The Grace Year 87%
During their ritual exile to burn off magic, the real danger is the other girls.
by Kim Liggett 2019
4.13
250k+ 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 87%
Seven ancient sins keep women compliant, exhausted, ever-apologizing. The way out is through them.
by Elise Loehnen 2023
3.77
11k+ ratings
The Baby on the Fire Escape
by Julie Phillips • 2022
Great art demands solitude. Motherhood steals it. The creative women who found a third way.
4.27
690
The Baby on the Fire Escape Summary
The Baby on the Fire Escape 87%
Great art demands solitude. Motherhood steals it. The creative women who found a third way.
by Julie Phillips 2022
4.27
690 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 87%
An artist finds her countercultural lineage in a medieval mystic and an electronic music pioneer.
by Cosey Fanni Tutti 2022
3.69
143 ratings
Miss May Does Not Exist
by Carrie Courogen • 2024
Forty dollars, one audition: American comedy changed forever. Then Elaine May decided to disappear.
3.83
777
Miss May Does Not Exist Summary
Miss May Does Not Exist 87%
Forty dollars, one audition: American comedy changed forever. Then Elaine May decided to disappear.
by Carrie Courogen 2024
3.83
777 ratings
Let Me Speak
by Domitila Barrios de Chungara • 1978
Dead by 35, paid pennies: a Bolivian miner's wife on why women's liberation requires revolution.
4.25
424
Let Me Speak Summary
Let Me Speak 87%
Dead by 35, paid pennies: a Bolivian miner's wife on why women's liberation requires revolution.
by Domitila Barrios de Chungara 1978
4.25
424 ratings
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