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Influential Feminist Writers and Theorists

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Audre Lorde, an African American writer and feminist who dealt with the issues of identity and intersectionality, focusing on race, gender, and sexuality.

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Gender Trouble

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Judith Butler, a philosopher who advanced the theory of gender as a fluid, social construct and introduced the concept of gender performativity.

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Women and Economics

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an American writer known for her progressive views on gender roles and her advocacy for women's economic independence.

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The Second Sex

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Simone de Beauvoir, a French writer who challenged the roles of women in society, outlining how women have been historically treated as 'the Other'.

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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

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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.

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The Second Stage

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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.

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The Female Eunuch

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Germaine Greer, an Australian writer who explored the societal norms affecting female sexuality and how patriarchal society represses women.

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Black Feminist Thought

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Patricia Hill Collins, an American sociologist known for her work in developing the analysis of race, class, and gender as intersecting systems of oppression.

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The Female Man

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Joanna Russ, an American author who explores the experience of gender through science fiction, examining the limitations imposed upon women by societal norms.

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Women, Race, & Class

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Angela Davis, an American political activist and scholar who delves into the intersections of women's liberation, race, and class struggle.

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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center

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bell hooks, focusing on the necessity of embracing intersectionality and critiquing white, bourgeois feminism.

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The Feminine Mystique

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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.

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This Bridge Called My Back

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Edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua, this anthology features writings by radical women of color, emphasizing the importance of an intersectional feminist perspective.

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A Room of One's Own

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Virginia Woolf, an English writer who explored the requirements for women writers to create significant works, primarily monetary independence and personal space.

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Ain't I a Woman?

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bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins), an American author known for her social activism, writing on the intersection of race, capitalism, and gender.

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The Handmaid's Tale

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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.

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Bananas, Beaches and Bases

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Cynthia Enloe, a political scientist who challenges traditional international relations theorists by focusing on the roles women play in global politics.

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The Beauty Myth

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Naomi Wolf, an American author whose work critiques how beauty standards are used to control women's access to power and maintain gender inequality.

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Sexual Politics

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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.

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Killing the Black Body

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Dorothy Roberts, an American scholar and advocate who addresses the issue of reproductive injustice, particularly as it affects Black women.

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