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75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World

A different perspective on literature written by women. These works were selected by members of the Women's National Book Association in observance of their 75th anniversary in 1992. The list honours women "whose words have changed the world" and who "have brought insight, awe, and pleasure to countless readers over the years".
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Twenty Years at Hull House (Jane Addams)
Twenty Years at Hull House
1
Jane Addams
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
2
Louisa May Alcott
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
3
Isabel Allende
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
The Human Condition (Hannah Arendt)
The Human Condition
5
Hannah Arendt
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
6
Jane Austen
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
7
Simone De Beauvoir
Patterns of Culture (Ruth Benedict)
Patterns of Culture
8
Ruth Benedict
The New Our Bodies, Ourselves (Boston Women's Health Collective)
The New Our Bodies, Ourselves
9
Boston Women's Health Collective
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
10
Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
11
Emily Brontë
Against Our Will (Brownmiller)
Against Our Will
12
Brownmiller
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
13
Pearl S. Buck
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson/USA)
Silent Spring
14
Rachel Carson/USA
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
15
Willa Cather
A Diary From Dixie (Mary Chesnut)
A Diary From Dixie
16
Mary Chesnut
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
17
Kate Chopin
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
18
Agatha Christie
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
19
Emily Dickinson
Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures (Mary Baker Eddy)
Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures
20
Mary Baker Eddy
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
21
George Eliot
The Boston Cooking School Cook Book (Fannie Merritt Farmer)
The Boston Cooking School Cook Book
22
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Fire in the Lake (Frances Fitzgerald)
Fire in the Lake
23
Frances Fitzgerald
Gorillas in the Mist (Diane Fossey)
Gorillas in the Mist
24
Diane Fossey
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
25
Anne Frank
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
26
Betty Friedan
Living My Life (Emma Goldman)
Living My Life
27
Emma Goldman
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
28
Germaine Greer
The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
29
Radclyffe Hall
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
30
Edith Hamilton
Games Mother Never Taught You (Betty Lehan Harragan)
Games Mother Never Taught You
31
Betty Lehan Harragan
Our Inner Conflicts (Horney Karen)
Our Inner Conflicts
32
Horney Karen
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
33
Zora Neale Hurston
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
34
Helen Keller
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
35
Maxine Hong Kingston
On Death and Dying (Elisabeth Kübler-Ross)
On Death and Dying
36
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Diet for a Small Planet (Frances Moore Lappé)
Diet for a Small Planet
37
Frances Moore Lappé
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
38
Harper Lee
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
39
Doris Lessing
Gift From the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Gift From the Sea
40
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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