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100 Books by (White) Women Everyone Must Read

Inspired by For Harriet's list of 100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read, I have compiled a complimentary list of books written by white women. The colour of their skin, however, was less important to me than the fact that they are and were women whose names are mostly unknown. This is because only very few female authors received important literary prizes in the past, and because even today most authors featured in popular book recommendation lists are male. By offering this very subjective list of books written by European and American women, I am hoping to add a few names to those that come to mind when you think of great female writers. There could have been many more featured on the list. If you miss someone, please feel free to leave your own recommendation in the comment section.
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Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
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Laurie Halse Anderson
Eichmann in Jerusalem
Eichmann in Jerusalem
2
The Dollmaker
The Dollmaker
3
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
4
Kate Atkinson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
5
Margaret Atwood
Malina (Ingeborg Bachmann)
Malina
6
Ingeborg Bachmann
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
7
Alison Bechdel
Expecting Adam (Martha Beck)
Expecting Adam
8
Martha Beck
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War. (Gioconda Belli)
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War.
9
Gioconda Belli
Angels Are Black and White. (Ulla Berkewicz)
Angels Are Black and White.
10
Ulla Berkewicz
Annapurna: A Woman's Place (Arlene Blum)
Annapurna: A Woman's Place
11
Arlene Blum
Diane Arbus: A Biography (Patricia Bosworth)
Diane Arbus: A Biography
12
Patricia Bosworth
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
13
Rita Mae Brown
The Flock: An Autobiography (Joan Frances Casey)
The Flock: An Autobiography
14
Joan Frances Casey
Alphabet. (Inger Christensen)
Alphabet.
15
Inger Christensen
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer (Lynne Cox)
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
16
Lynne Cox
Tracks (Robyn Davidson)
Tracks
17
Robyn Davidson
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Simone De Beauvoir)
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
18
Simone De Beauvoir
Reeds in the Wind (Grazie Deledda)
Reeds in the Wind
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Grazie Deledda
Joan Didion Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion Year of Magical Thinking
20
The Empress of Weehawken. (Irene Dische)
The Empress of Weehawken.
21
Irene Dische
Coal to Diamonds. (Beth Ditto)
Coal to Diamonds.
22
Beth Ditto
The Lover. (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover.
23
Marguerite Duras
Motherless Daughters (Hope Edelman)
Motherless Daughters
24
Hope Edelman
Strangeland. (Tracey Emin)
Strangeland.
25
Tracey Emin
The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
The Vagina Monologues
26
Eve Ensler
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
27
Nora Ephron
The Round House (North Dakota)
The Round House
28
North Dakota
A Man. (Oriana Fallaci)
A Man.
29
Oriana Fallaci
A Stew or a Story. (M.F.K. Fisher)
A Stew or a Story.
30
M.F.K. Fisher
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
31
Janet Fitch
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
32
Gillian Flynn
An Angel at My Table (Janet Frame)
An Angel at My Table
33
Janet Frame
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
34
Anne Frank
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike
35
She Drove Without Stopping. (Jaimy Gordon)
She Drove Without Stopping.
36
Jaimy Gordon
The Whole Woman (Germaine Greer)
The Whole Woman
37
Germaine Greer
Literary Murder
Literary Murder
38
The Kiss (Kathryn Harrison)
The Kiss
39
Kathryn Harrison
The Wall. (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall.
40
Marlen Haushofer
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