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10 Feminist Books You Need To Read Right Now

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Stony Brook chapter.

With midterms right around the corner, we all need some time to sit down and relax. What better way to do than with a good book? Or even better, a book about feminism. I know there’s a ton of books out there on feminism, but thankfully you have this handy list! Whether you’re a feminist and proud or someone who just wants to know more about it, these ten books can help you out!

1. I Am Not A Slut by Leora Tanenbaum

2. Asking For It by Kate Harding

3. The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti

4. Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

5. The Feminist Utopia Project by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

6. No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women by Estelle Freedman

7. The Essential Feminist Reader by Estelle Freedman

8. He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut and 49 Other Double Standards Women Should Know by Jessica Valenti

9. My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

10. Men Explain Things to Me

Journalism, Stony Brook University Sophmore, Long Island
Her Campus Stony Brook Founder and Campus Correspondent Stony Brook University Senior Minnesotan turned New Yorker English Major, Journalism Minor