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Anarchism and Other Essays
Emma Goldman
22 days •
ⓘ 1910 • Influential essays on feminism and sexuality, anarchism and political violence from Russian-American philosopher Emma Goldman.
Angel Island
Inez Haynes Gillmore
22 days •
ⓘ 1914 • A group of men, shipwrecked on a remote island, discover a race of flying women.
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
21 days •
ⓘ 1899 • Set in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, Edna struggles against expectations of her to be a conforming wife and mother in this landmark work of early feminism.
The Blazing World
Margaret Cavendish
17 days •
ⓘ 1666 • This forerunner of science fiction depicts a young woman's journey into a utopian kingdom, where the stars are strange, reached from the North Pole.
The Country of the Pointed Firs
Sarah Orne Jewett
17 days •
ⓘ 1896 • A visitor describes, in rich detail, a seaport on Maine's coast - from the sea to the spirit of the local people.
The Crux
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
20 days •
ⓘ 1910 • A group of women head west to start a boarding house for men in this important early feminist work.
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
13 days •
ⓘ 1879 • Arriving “like a bomb” in Victorian society, Ibsen’s play portrays the hypocrisy of marriage and celebrates individuality over the prescribed roles society hands down.
Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
24 days •
ⓘ 1915 • A quest for an undiscovered land rumored to consist entirely of women uncovers a utopia free from war and domination.
Lolly Willowes
Sylvia Townsend Warner
16 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Stifled by her family and the duties expected of a woman, Lolly Willowes shockingly moves alone to the countryside where a life of witchcraft awaits.
Middlemarch
George Eliot
146 days •
ⓘ 1871 • Crafted by Eliot in hopes of portraying an entire community, this acclaimed novel winds in and out of several stories and large cast of rich and unforgettable characters.
My Ántonia
Willa Cather
37 days •
ⓘ 1918 • The heart-wrenching tale of growing up on the prairie in the 19th century, the building of that "incommunicable past" between childhood friends Jim and Ántonia.
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth
14 days •
ⓘ 1850 • The remarkable story of Sojourner Truth, from her slavery in rural New York to her work as a traveling preacher, social reformer, and counselor of former slaves.
Night and Day
Virginia Woolf
49 days •
ⓘ 1919 • Katharine Hilbery navigates difficult romantic waters as her mother Margaret and women's rights activist Mary Datchet offer guidance and insight into her father's life.
Open the Door!
Catherine Carswell
51 days •
ⓘ 1920 • The coming of age of Joanna Bannerman in Glasgow, "an incisive female analysis of society and sexuality."
The Pivot of Civilization
Margaret Sanger
19 days •
ⓘ 1922 • Women's rights activist Margaret Sanger writes in favor of birth control, explaining its benefits for society as a whole. Intertwined is the problematic then fashionable "science" of eugenics and dealing with "defectives."
The Song of the Lark
Willa Cather
54 days •
ⓘ 1915 • Against the landscape of the changing American west, a young woman discovers her artistic talent and struggles to flee her small town to New York and the larger world.
The Story of My Life
Helen Keller
12 days •
ⓘ 1903 • Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing at a young age, recounts her life and in particular her experiences being taught by Anne Sullivan.
The Story of an African Farm
Olive Schreiner
42 days •
ⓘ 1883 • The lives and adventures of three childhood friends in South Africa, who grapple with societal norms of religion, marriage, and sexuality.
The Subjection of Women
John Stuart Mill
16 days •
ⓘ 1869 • Mill argues men and women are equal and deserve equal rights - including the right to vote. Such equality benefits all of society.
Sultana's Dream
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
2 days •
ⓘ 1905 • A glimpse of a futuristic feminist utopia where men are locked away, workdays are 2 hours long, and crime is nonexistent.
Travels in West Africa
Mary Kingsley
60 days •
ⓘ 1897 • Defying Victorian norms for women, Mary Kingsley sets out alone to journey through Africa. There she befriends the local people and collects valuable plant and animal specimens for research.
The Tree of Life
C.L. Moore
5 days •
ⓘ 1936 • A gripping tale of the planet Mars and the terrible monstrosity that called its victims to it from afar--a tale of Northwest Smith.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Mary Wollstonecraft
37 days •
ⓘ 1792 • One of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. Wollstonecraft argues women deserve the same fundamental rights as men, should not be treated as property to be traded in marriage, and should have access to education.
The Voyage Out
Virginia Woolf
53 days •
ⓘ 1915 • In Woolf's first novel, Rachel Vinrace's sea voyage to South America becomes a journey of self-discovery. The story wraps together witty social satires with mythical lyricism.
Women and Economics
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
23 days •
ⓘ 1898 • Gilman advocates for women changing their cultural identity, becoming economically independent for the betterment of themselves and society.
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2 days •
ⓘ 1892 • Witness a woman's descent into madness in this unsettling, important early work of American feminist literature.
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