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Top 50 Influential Books by Women

From for books sake , plus 15 extra. This list was done to balance out the gender equality from a guardian book list. The extra are from the original list
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The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
1
Simone De Beauvoir
The Women's Room (Marilyn French)
The Women's Room
2
Marilyn French
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
3
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
4
Harper Lee
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
5
Shirley Jackson
Them
Them
6
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
7
Carson McCullers
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
8
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
9
Jeanette Winterson
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
10
Judy Blume
The Madcap of the School
The Madcap of the School
11
The Well of Loneliness
The Well of Loneliness
12
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
13
Anaïs Nin
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
14
Kathy Acker
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
15
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
16
Jean M. Auel
Push (Sapphire)
Push
17
Sapphire
Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel
18
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
19
Gertrude Stein
South Riding
South Riding
20
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends
21
Maeve Binchy
The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver
The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver
22
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
23
Philippa Gregory
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
24
Betty Friedan
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
25
Erica Jong
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
26
Lionel Shriver
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
27
Maya Angelou
The Dialectic of Sex
The Dialectic of Sex
28
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
29
Zadie Smith
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
30
Donna Tartt
Gigi
Gigi
31
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
32
Flannery O'Connor
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
33
Kate Chopin
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
34
Anne Rice
On Lies, Secrets and Silence
On Lies, Secrets and Silence
35
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
36
Sue Townsend
The Story of Tracy Beaker (Jacqueline Wilson)
The Story of Tracy Beaker
37
Jacqueline Wilson
A Persistent Desire by Joan Nestle
A Persistent Desire by Joan Nestle
38
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
39
Zora Neale Hurston
Live or Die
Live or Die
40
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