Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image (Live Girls)21 reviews Seal Press, 2003 Great book! + Funny & Interesting! + a must read for every woman, especially teenager + I am giving this book 4 stars. I wanted to give it 3.5. I don't know how to do to this or if it is even possible. Ya...             The Second Sex (Everyman's Library (Cloth))37 reviews Simone De Beauvoir Everyman's Library, 1993 Worth more than gold + Canonical but a bit overwhelming + To what extent are women responsible for being the other? + good book             Silences9 reviews Tillie Olsen The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2003 Why aren't you writing? + Why aren't you writing? + How circumstances affect the creation of literature + a way to get the book + These essays have had a profound impact on my own work.             Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism16 reviews Bell Hooks South End Press, 1999 Here is where it all began + My sentiments exactly + Few books truly change your life + Exposing the Dynamics Behind the Devaluation             The Feminine Mystique56 reviews Betty Friedan W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 Groundbreaking and inspiring + The Feminine Mystique I am a 23 yr. old woman reading a book that was written in 1963 for and about women. I thought this book would help me learn more about women's history, but it was a huge eye-opener and a complete inspiration. The chapters in this book still describe me as a young American woman almost 40 yrs. ...             Bitches, Bimbos, and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls' Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes8 reviews Guerrilla Girls Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 Good book for smart women! + Great book! Don't be put off by the topic or by its brevity This book details some of the stereotypes faced by women. I use it in my college classes. The most interesting part is in the back on the book where they describe stereotypes like Barbie Dolls. This book really makes you think about what it means to be a woman and how men try to put us into ...             Woman: An Intimate Geography140 reviews Natalie Angier Anchor, 2000 One of my favorites! + fascinating!!! + Woman: An Amazing Book!! + Very informative and feminist!             Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Routledge Classics)25 reviews Judith Butler Routledge, 2006 Fascinating Ideas, Infuriating Writing Style + Thick, Yet Important + Critiquing Gender Readers who are willing to tolerate labyrinthine sentences and brain-cramping scholarly vocabulary and who already have a working understanding of Freud, Lacan, Foucault, and deconstruction will find in Butler a challenging, highly stimulating theorist of sex, gender, and sexuality. Readers ...             Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America1081 reviews Barbara Ehrenreich Holt Paperbacks, 2002 Good book. Very interesting + A Small Peek into the world of minimum wage Enjoying the book thus far. Really gives practical information about what it is like to try to live on minimum wage.             The Vagina Monologues109 reviews Eve Ensler Villard, 2007 Ensler is a woman warrior + Amazing! + Thumbs up. + Not for every woman- but definitely for me!             Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex56 reviews Judith Levine Da Capo Press, 2003 The most important book I've read so far this year. + Redefining The Norm and/or Telling It Like It Is + Keep premarital sex safe and legal! + Incredibly Important Book + Harmful to Minors             Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity1 review Chandra Mohanty Duke University Press, 2003 Excellent book, a must-have for all feminists. Feminism Without Borders is an excellent book, one of the best I have ever read. Mohanty is a strong advocate of a transformative, economically and socially just feminist politics. She defines herself as an anti-racist, anti-capitalist feminist. Her feminist vision is one of a truly free world ...             Cinderella's Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground (Live Girls)4 reviews Maria Raha Seal Press, 2004 A tribute to punk rock's female artists + yes yes yes--For all the riot grrrls, punk girls, new wavers..... + pretty good + incredible             Sisters: The Lives of America's Suffragists3 reviews Jean H. Baker Hill and Wang, 2005 An amazing book! + A powerful, well-documented, tell-all about the lives of the 1st American Suffragists Before reading this book, I had basically no idea about anything dealing with the Suffrage movement, except that it was Susan B. Anthony who was on a coin (and this was even after taking a college-level US History course). This book is a MUST for any person who wants to get a general overview not ...             Wonder Women: Feminisms and Superheroes7 reviews Lillia Robinson Routledge, 2004 a delightful and critical read + feminist book + engaging, insightful read Rather than being merely celebratory, this book offers a nuanced - yet very accessible - feminist analysis of Wonder Woman. Framed as both a historical and contemporary icon, the Amazon princess represents many of the promises and limitations associated with strong and sexy female bodies in mass ...             Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity14 reviews Julia Serano Seal Press, 2007 Courageous, Intelligent, and Helpful + An breakthrough in transgendered and men/women relations studies + Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity: By Julia Serano: + Articulate & Biting Rant             Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions: Second Edition (Owlet Book)24 reviews Gloria Steinem Holt Paperbacks, 1995 Thank god for Gloria. + Alice Walker Is An Intelligent, Creative Force + Gloria Wrote Her Mother's Song To Enable & Encourage Other Daughters To Discover Their Mothers' Songs + Go Gloria!! + good book             Sweatshop Warriors : Immigrant Women Workers Take On the Global Factory3 reviews Miriam Ching Yoon Louie South End Press, 2001 In My Personal Top Ten + Sweatshops from the workers' perspective + A more sinister side of globalization During my vacation, I've been reading "Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Factory" by Miriam Ching Yoon Louie. Miriam has a multi-decade organizing history with low income women of color. She is the co-founder of the Women of Color Resource Center in Berkeley, and ...             Angela Davis: An Autobiography14 reviews Angela Y. Davis International Publishers, 1989 Wonderful book + Angela's Lessons + A TRUE REVOLUTIONARY! + This Is Our History + Powerful             Intercourse39 reviews Andrea Dworkin Basic Books, 2006 Intercourse + Great Book, Great Author + a lost classic After Betty Friedan, Andrea Dworkin seems to top the list as one of the most referenced feminists. Her popularity did not prepare me in the least for what exactly her book de jour is. That is, Intercourse, the book coined as "saying" "all sex is rape," is actually an intriguing literary criticism ...