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81 Books by Women, About Women, or Both

These are popular books either written by women or featuring women in primary roles - or perhaps both!
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Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Mists of Avalon
1
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
2
Anita Diamant
Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Ahab's Wife
3
Sena Jeter Naslund
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
5
Toni Morrison
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
6
Sara Gruen
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
8
Daphne Du Maurier
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
9
Mary Wollstonecraft
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
10
Bell Hooks
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves
11
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
12
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
13
Margaret Atwood
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
14
Judy Blume
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
15
Kate Moore
Brave Irene (William Steig)
Brave Irene
16
William Steig
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
17
Natalie Babbitt
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
18
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
19
Jean Auel
Nancy Drew (Series) (Carolyn Keene)
Nancy Drew (Series)
20
Carolyn Keene
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
21
Isabel Allende
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
22
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
23
Jacqueline Carey
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
24
Juliet Marillier
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson
25
Emily Dickinson
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
26
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
27
Jane Austen
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
28
Mary Shelley
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
29
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
30
Emily Bronte
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
31
Wally Lamb
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
32
Stieg Larsson
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
33
J.K. Rowling
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
34
Nicholas Evans
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
35
Jane Smiley
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
36
Cheryl Strayed
The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Series
37
Suzanne Collins
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
38
Scott O'Dell
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
39
Jean Craighead George
Jacob Have I Loved (Katherine Patterson)
Jacob Have I Loved
40
Katherine Patterson
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