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75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World - Page 2

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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The Cancer Journals (Audre Lorde)
The Cancer Journals
41
Audre Lorde
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
42
Katherine Mansfield
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
43
Beryl Markham
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
44
Carson McCullers
Coming of Age in Samoa (Margaret Mead)
Coming of Age in Samoa
45
Margaret Mead
My Life (Golda Meir)
My Life
46
Golda Meir
Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay
47
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
48
Margaret Mitchell
Complete Poems (Marianne Moore)
Complete Poems
49
Marianne Moore
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
50
Toni Morrison
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
51
Murasaki Shikibu
The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin (4 Volumes) (Anaïs Nin)
The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin (4 Volumes)
52
Anaïs Nin
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
53
Flannery O'Conner
The World Is Not Enough (Zoe Oldenbourg)
The World Is Not Enough
54
Zoe Oldenbourg
Silences (Tillie Olsen)
Silences
55
Tillie Olsen
The Gnostic Gospels (Elaine Pagels)
The Gnostic Gospels
56
Elaine Pagels
My Own Story (Emmeline Pankhurst)
My Own Story
57
Emmeline Pankhurst
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
58
Sylvia Plath
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
59
Katherine Anne Porter
Of Woman Born (Adrienne Rich)
Of Woman Born
60
Adrienne Rich
The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger (Margaret Sanger)
The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger
61
Margaret Sanger
Sappho: A New Translation (Sappho)
Sappho: A New Translation
62
Sappho
Journal of a Solitude (May Sarton)
Journal of a Solitude
63
May Sarton
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
64
Mary Shelley
Illness as Metaphor (Susan Sontag)
Illness as Metaphor
65
Susan Sontag
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
66
Gertrude Stein
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
67
Harriet Beecher Stowe
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
68
Barbara Tuchman
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
69
Sigrid Undset
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
70
Alice Walker
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
71
Eudora Welty
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
72
Edith Wharton
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings (Phillis Wheatley)
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
73
Phillis Wheatley
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
74
Mary Wollstonecraft
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
75
Virginia Woolf
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