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Author: Kate Millett. This book offers a critique of patriarchy and a comprehensive analysis of literature, misogyny, and society.

Author: Naomi Wolf. The book analyzes how beauty is constructed as a normative standard and is used to subjugate women and bolster patriarchal power structures.

Author: Susan Faludi. The book scrutinizes the backlash against feminism in the 1980s, arguing that the supposed 'feminist successes' were used to undermine women's rights.

Author: Edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. A collection of essays and poetry by women of color, addressing the intersections of race, sexuality, and feminist thought.

Author: Joanna Russ. The book examines the patterns and techniques that are commonly used to question, belittle, or dismiss women's writing.

Author: Audre Lorde. A collection of essays and speeches by the author that explore the complex intersections of race, gender, and sexuality.

Author: Judith Butler. This book challenges the notions of fixed gender identity and gender as performance and calls for a radical rethinking of sexuality and feminist politics.

Author: Germaine Greer. This classic feminist text critiques the traditional nuclear family, the exploitation of women's sexuality, and encourages women to explore their own sexual desires.

Author: Shulamith Firestone. The book presents a radical feminist analysis of the historical roles of women and posits that the end of the biological family is necessary for women's liberation.

Author: Toril Moi. The book examines the development of feminist literary criticism and theory, providing an insightful overview of central feminist theories and approaches.

Author: Mary Wollstonecraft. An early work of feminist philosophy that argues for women's education and against the societal norms that subjugate women.

Author: Angela Y. Davis. A powerful study of the women's liberation movement in the U.S., focusing on the intersections of race, class, and gender.

Author: Ariel Levy. The book critiques modern feminist attitudes and the contemporary phenomenon where women participate in objectifying their own gender.

Author: Audre Lorde. A speech by the author that has been widely cited in feminist theory, pointing out that the tools of racist patriarchy will never be used to dismantle the systems that oppress marginalized groups.

Author: Simone de Beauvoir. A foundational text in feminist philosophy, examining women's historical condition of being othered and defining concepts that became essential to feminist theory.

Author: Edited by Linda Nicholson. A collection of essays from key second-wave feminist theorists, covering a wide range of issues central to feminist discourse.

Author: Vandana Shiva and Maria Mies. A book that examines the connection between the exploitation of nature and the subordination of women, advocating for a new approach to both feminism and environmentalism.

Author: Gerda Lerner. A scholarly work that traces the historical development of patriarchy as a social system and its impact on establishing gender hierarchy.

Author: Mary Daly. An analysis of the misogynistic practices and beliefs that are ingrained in various cultures and religions around the world.

Author: Valerie Solanas. A radical feminist manifesto that advocates the overthrow of the patriarchal society and the creation of an all-female society.

Author: Marilyn French. A novel that captures the life of women in the 1950s and 1970s, reflecting the experiences that led to the rise of the Feminist Movement.

Author: bell hooks. The book critically examines the impact of sexism and racism on black women throughout American history.

Author: Joanna Russ. A science fiction novel that explores the themes of gender and sexuality through parallel worlds and the lives of four women from different realities.

Author: Nawal El Saadawi. A novel based on the author's encounter with a female prisoner in Egypt which explores the themes of oppression, resistance, and the plight of women in society.

Author: Donna Haraway. A collection of essays on feminism, science, and technology, introducing the concept of the 'cyborg' to feminist discourse.

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman. An early feminist text arguing for the economic independence of women and the necessity for women to work outside the home.

Author: Jeanette Winterson. A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel, which explores gender and sexuality against the backdrop of rigid religious fundamentalism.

Author: Silvia Federici. This book explores the transition to capitalism and argues that the persecution of women as witches was a central event in the establishment of capitalism.

Author: Betty Friedan. The book is credited with sparking the second wave of feminism in the United States by highlighting the dissatisfaction of many housewives.