Books

This whole page is just begun and very much a work in progress. You are welcome to add recommendations in comments.

Bloggy goodness here and elsewhere

• Non-fiction – feminist history, philosophy and calls to activism
• Second Wave Classics
• Top 5 Introductory Texts -Open thread here (updated) – please add your own recommendations
• A bibliography from ginmar – blog links in the first half and book recommendations in the second half of the post
• Women’s History – a brief outline of changes in women’s lives and opportunities since the time since pre-Industrial Revolution times until now
• Fiction – novels, short stories and poetry exploring the roles of women
• SF – science or speculative fiction (sci-fi, fantasy etc) is particularly attractive to many feminists because of the chance to read about characters in a world where our current gender/race/class hierarchy doesn’t hold hegemony (maybe).
• Some introductory Science Fiction for feminists from Rachel Swirsky at Aqueduct Press (inspired by this more advanced discussion of science fiction from a radical feminist perspective at I Blame The Patriarchy )
• Feminist SF – The Blog!
• When Fangirls Attack! compiles articles on women in comics

Databases and Review Publications

Women’s Books Online: A Cooperative Book Review: Reviews of Women’s Books by Women of the World

Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color

Wellesley College: The Womens Review of Books: A feminist guide to good reading