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Influential Feminist Writers and Theorists
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Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde, an African American writer and feminist who dealt with the issues of identity and intersectionality, focusing on race, gender, and sexuality.
Gender Trouble
Judith Butler, a philosopher who advanced the theory of gender as a fluid, social construct and introduced the concept of gender performativity.
Women and Economics
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an American writer known for her progressive views on gender roles and her advocacy for women's economic independence.
The Second Sex
Simone de Beauvoir, a French writer who challenged the roles of women in society, outlining how women have been historically treated as 'the Other'.
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Susan Faludi, an American journalist who explored the resistance to feminism in the late 20th century and how this backlash affected the progress of women's rights.
The Second Stage
Betty Friedan, where she reassesses the impact of The Feminine Mystique and addresses what she perceives as issues in the feminist movement, suggesting a new direction.
The Female Eunuch
Germaine Greer, an Australian writer who explored the societal norms affecting female sexuality and how patriarchal society represses women.
Black Feminist Thought
Patricia Hill Collins, an American sociologist known for her work in developing the analysis of race, class, and gender as intersecting systems of oppression.
The Female Man
Joanna Russ, an American author who explores the experience of gender through science fiction, examining the limitations imposed upon women by societal norms.
Women, Race, & Class
Angela Davis, an American political activist and scholar who delves into the intersections of women's liberation, race, and class struggle.
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
bell hooks, focusing on the necessity of embracing intersectionality and critiquing white, bourgeois feminism.
The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan, an American writer who sparked the second wave of feminism in the US with her critique of the limited roles of women in society.
This Bridge Called My Back
Edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua, this anthology features writings by radical women of color, emphasizing the importance of an intersectional feminist perspective.
A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf, an English writer who explored the requirements for women writers to create significant works, primarily monetary independence and personal space.
Ain't I a Woman?
bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins), an American author known for her social activism, writing on the intersection of race, capitalism, and gender.
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, a Canadian author who created a dystopian novel that explores themes of women in subjugation and the various means by which they gain agency.
Bananas, Beaches and Bases
Cynthia Enloe, a political scientist who challenges traditional international relations theorists by focusing on the roles women play in global politics.
The Beauty Myth
Naomi Wolf, an American author whose work critiques how beauty standards are used to control women's access to power and maintain gender inequality.
Sexual Politics
Kate Millett, an American feminist writer and activist who examined the dynamics of power in relation to sexuality and how these relate to sexism and patriarchy.
Killing the Black Body
Dorothy Roberts, an American scholar and advocate who addresses the issue of reproductive injustice, particularly as it affects Black women.
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