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Elise Loehnen
A daring, provocative manifesto on what it means for women to be 'good' and what happens when we stop
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Becca Andrews
A ground-breaking and deeply moving report from the front lines of the battle to protect a woman’s right to abortion
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Ruby Hamad
White Tears/Brown Scars blows open the inconvenient truth that when it comes to race, white entitlement is too often masked by victimhood.
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Pragya Agarwal
An urgent exploration of how the gendering of emotions came about, and what we can do to change these damaging stereotypes
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Shon Faye
An era-defining, agenda-setting call for trans liberation which will reshape our current conversation on transgender rights
Angela Saini
In this bold and radical book, award-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of what we call patriarchy, uncovering a complex history of how it…
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Yasmin El-Rifae
A haunting, intimate account of the women and men who built a feminist revolution in the middle of the Arab Spring.
Melissa Febos
A gripping set of essays about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become. A wise and brilliant guide to transforming the self and our society.
Walt Odets
A moving, humane and empathetic psychological exploration of gay men’s emotional lives- through pain, trauma, love, loss, survival and self-acceptance
Audre Lorde
Written with a ‘black woman’s anger’ and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female strength and solidarity, and…
Judith Butler
Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, this book questions the category ‘woman’ and continues in…
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Simone de Beauvoir
Required reading for anyone who believes in the equality of the sexes, The Second Sex is the crowning text of second wave feminism
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Kate Sloan
Highly readable guide to help you talk about sexuality and gender with confidence
Marieke Bigg
The past, present and future of the sexism inherent in medicine and medical research - and how to change it
Hugh Ryan
This singular history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century.
Mary Ann Sieghart
An incisive, intersectional look at the mother of all gender biases: a resistance to women’s authority and power.
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Ben Pechey
A witty, unapologetic and fabulous guide to living your best non-binary life. With personal stories, honest advice and fun games, this book covers mental health, fashion, self-expression, self-love, allyship and…
Ivan Jablonka
A highly acclaimed, bestselling work from one of France’s preeminent historians
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Betty Friedan
Victims of a false belief system, women were following strict social convention by loyally conforming to the pretty image of the magazines, and found themselves forced to seek meaning in…
Susan Stryker
A timely second edition of the classic text on transgender history, with a new introduction and updated material throughout
Silvia Federici
A cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia Federici’s history of the body in the transition to capitalism.