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20 Must-Read Nonfiction Books by Women

"In the literary world, women have traditionally been forced to stay back, sit down, and be quiet. As Virginia Woolf famously said, "I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman." But women have just as much right to tell their stories — full of universals and valuable insights for people of all genders — as anyone else.
Thankfully, the tides have turned and now women have more opportunities to share their life experiences, academic research, and journalistic investigations with the world. More nonfiction books by women are being published today than ever before, so it's no wonder that readers new to nonfiction may not even know where to start.
Memoirs give readers a great way to ease into nonfiction. Or maybe you're more of a creative nonfiction type. Whether you're looking for great nonfiction books by women for yourself or for others, here are 20 must-read books for your TBRs!"
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The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
1
Thi Bui
What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia (Elizabeth Catte)
What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia
2
Elizabeth Catte
The Undocumented Americans (Kate Cornejo Villavicencio)
The Undocumented Americans
3
Kate Cornejo Villavicencio
Somebody's Daughter (Ashley C. Ford)
Somebody's Daughter
4
Ashley C. Ford
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat (Aubrey Gordon)
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
5
Aubrey Gordon
Our Women on the Ground (Zahra Hankir)
Our Women on the Ground
6
Zahra Hankir
Crazy Brave (Joy Harjo)
Crazy Brave
7
Joy Harjo
The Erratics (Vicki Laveau-Harvie)
The Erratics
8
Vicki Laveau-Harvie
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
9
Cathy Park Hong
Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism
10
Bell Hooks
It's Not About the Burqua (Mariam Khan)
It's Not About the Burqua
11
Mariam Khan
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
12
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Amanda Leduc)
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
13
Amanda Leduc
The Cancer Journals (Audre Lorde)
The Cancer Journals
14
Audre Lorde
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
15
Carmen Maria Machado
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
16
Chanel Miller
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
17
Janet Mock
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
18
Marjane Satrapi
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
19
Isabel Wilkerson
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
20
Virginia Woolf
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