Feminism

Shrill is an uproarious memoir, a feminist rallying cry in a world that thinks gender politics are tedious and that women, especially feminists, can't be funny.Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible —...

The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male...

(Available after May 30th, 2022)Unequivocally debunking the myth that acts of violence towards women are merely 'isolated incidents,' the groundbreaking author of Everyday Sexism and Men Who Hate Women lays bare the patterns of systemic misogyny that...

'This is brilliant. A book about women in philosophy by women in philosophy – love it!' Elif Shafak   Where are the women philosophers? The answer is right here. The history of philosophy has not done women justice: you’ve probably heard the names Plato,...

Bracing and dauntless, Wolf’s iconic critique of the warped and destructive ideals nurtured by the advertising and beauty industries remains essential reading two decades after its original publication.   Every day, women around the world are...

(Available after June 30th, 2022)An illuminating and maddening examination of how gender bias has skewed innovation, technology, and historyIt all starts with a rolling suitcase. Though the wheel was invented some five thousand years ago, and the...

An arresting and emotional memoir about a family’s indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent’s devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York.   In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother,...

A frank, witty, and dazzlingly written memoir of one woman trying to keep it together while her body falls apart—from the “brilliant mind” (Michaela Coel, creator of I May Destroy You) behind Shutterbabe NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL...

'Simply put, feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.' So begins Feminism is for Everybody, a short, accessible introduction to feminist theory by one of its most influential practitioners. Designed to be read by all...

New York Times BestsellerOne of the Guardian's "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" — "A modern feminist classic."   From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power. At...

Learn about key ideas, organizations and events that defined the movement in The Feminism Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Feminism in this...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is, how it came to be, and how this...