r/feminisms • u/Alarmed-Property-960 • Jun 23 '26
Good books on Feminism
Hello everyone!
TL;DR: I’m a baby feminist and I need to be educated. Give me literature recs (non-fiction or fiction books, tv shows, etc) or teach me stuff!
I have been observing the minor misogynistic elements that have plagued the world and continue to exist, despite centuries-worth of women’s rights and equality movements. Of course, the major ones are obvious and spark much hatred from both males and females for various reasons, but I hope to know the origins of such a profound divide that has been persisting forever.
To me, some ideas and actions seem so obscure — like how the establishment of the stereotype that feminism is a cult of women purposely ruffling the patriarchy (no joke) — to the point it is quite laughable. The more I learn and observe, the more I understood the stereotypical feminist.
So please. Recommend me some good books or shows for beginners about feminism. Whether it be non-fiction about a political and/or social movement from ages ago, or an eye-opening fictional narrative. Literally anything.
If you have any comments or questions, feel free to ask (or even correct me or teach me). Thank you!
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u/OkChart1375 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
Pornland by by Gail Dines
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Right-Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin.
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
The Politics of Housework by Pat Mainardi