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101 Great Books by 102 Women

Some books I have enjoyed in various genres that were written by women! I narrowed it down to just one book per author, however hard that was for some of them. This isn't for a holiday or anything, I just love women.
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
2
Michelle Alexander
Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah Andersen)
Adulthood Is a Myth
3
Sarah Andersen
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
5
Ryka Aoki
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
6
Katherine Arden
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
7
Jane Austen
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
8
Leigh Bardugo
Girl, Serpent, Thorn (Melissa Bashardoust)
Girl, Serpent, Thorn
9
Melissa Bashardoust
Hark! a Vagrant (Kate Beaton)
Hark! a Vagrant
10
Kate Beaton
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
11
Alison Bechdel
The Cruel Prince (Holly Black)
The Cruel Prince
12
Holly Black
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
13
Anne Brontë
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
14
Allie Brosh
War for the Oaks (Emma Bull)
War for the Oaks
15
Emma Bull
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
16
Gail Carson Levine
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
17
Kristin Cashore
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
18
Becky Chambers
Rage Becomes Her (Soraya Chemaly)
Rage Becomes Her
19
Soraya Chemaly
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex (Angela Chen)
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
20
Angela Chen
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister
21
Zen Cho
The Bone Witch (Rin Chupeco)
The Bone Witch
22
Rin Chupeco
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
23
Sandra Cisneros
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
24
Susanna Clarke
The Charm Offensive (Alison Cochrun)
The Charm Offensive
25
Alison Cochrun
Woman World (Aminder Dhaliwal)
Woman World
26
Aminder Dhaliwal
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
27
Joan Didion
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory (Caitlin Doughty)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory
28
Caitlin Doughty
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies
29
Heather Fawcett
The Princess Diarist (Carrie Fisher)
The Princess Diarist
30
Carrie Fisher
Ten Steps to Nanette (Hannah Gadsby)
Ten Steps to Nanette
31
Hannah Gadsby
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
32
Bonnie Garmus
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
33
Roxane Gay
Strange Beasts of China (Yan Ge)
Strange Beasts of China
34
Yan Ge
A Spindle Splintered (Alix E. Harrow)
A Spindle Splintered
35
Alix E. Harrow
Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded (Hannah Hart)
Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
36
Hannah Hart
Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Ashley Herring Blake)
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
37
Ashley Herring Blake
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
38
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism
39
Bell Hooks
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
40
Samantha Irby
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