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Harper's Bazaar's 32 Essential Feminist Books to Read for Women's History Month

From the 1700s to the 2010s, literature is studded with spectacular works of fiction, theory, and criticism all revolving around one thing: feminism. Whether you're looking to brush up on the early days of the movement, be inspired by modern-day feminist heroes, or witness how far we've come (and how far we still have to go), these are the perfect books to pick up for Women's History Month—and every other time of year.
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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Mary Wollstonecraft
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
2
Virginia Woolf
Feminism Is for Everybody (Bell Hooks)
Feminism Is for Everybody
3
Bell Hooks
Gender Outlaw (Kate Bornstein)
Gender Outlaw
4
Kate Bornstein
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
5
Roxane Gay
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
6
Louisa May Alcott
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
7
Rebecca Solnit
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
8
Janet Mock
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
9
Audre Lorde
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
10
Sylvia Plath
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
11
Angela Carter
This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
This Bridge Called My Back
12
Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
13
Germaine Greer
The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
The Vagina Monologues
14
Eve Ensler
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
15
Alice Walker
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
16
Betty Friedan
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
17
Margaret Atwood
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
18
Simone De Beauvoir
Women, Culture & Politics (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Culture & Politics
19
Angela Y. Davis
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
20
Doris Lessing
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
21
Zora Neale Hurston
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
22
Han Kang
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
23
Maggie Nelson
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
24
Kate Chopin
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
25
Octavia Butler
Citizen: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen: An American Lyric
26
Claudia Rankine
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
27
Jean Rhys
Women Who Run With the Wolves (Clarissa Pinkola Estés)
Women Who Run With the Wolves
28
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Diving Into the Wreck (Adrienne Rich)
Diving Into the Wreck
29
Adrienne Rich
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
30
Maya Angelou
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
31
Chanel Miller
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
32
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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