The 7 Best Books To Give To Feminist Friends

Make no mistake, the ranks of feminism are swelling, growing larger and larger every day. But that doesn’t mean we couldn’t use more allies too! Our search for equality transcends and resonates with those that don’t even call themselves “Feminist”, but who care about social justice.

Making an ally out of a feminist-minded friend is just a matter of moving them toward our way of thinking. And that’s something that can be done easily by giving these feminist books to them to read.

#1 Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment by Liz Jansen

Liz Jansen’s book illustrates, from fifty different points of view, inspiring stories of women’s self-discovery. The road to personal power through motorcycling in a topic that’s on trend with today’s feminists as well as any woman who wants to change the landscape of her life.

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#2 The Right Thing to Do at the Time by Dov Zeller

The Right Thing to Do at the Time is a contemporary, Jewish, NYC, gender-diverse re-telling of Pride and Prejudice. It’s the sweet, charming, and hilarious Jane Austen-Fiddler on the Roof-Annie Hall mash-up that’s for everyone regardless of orientation. Elizabeth and her sister are men in this telling (one is trans), and Mr. Darcy and other other objects of affection are women. And that’s just the beginning. Award-winning and just beloved. Enjoy!

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#3 Renegade Women In Film And Tv By Elizabeth Weitzman

Renegade Women in Film & TV honors the women who succeeded against all odds, changing the industry in front of the camera and behind the scenes.

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#4 Writing Women’s History by Marilyn Norry

We don’t know the story of anyone else’s mother. We don’t value our own family stories. It sure makes you vulnerable to write about your mother when the focus is on her not you. Sharing these stories with friends is an amazing experience. And you can post stories in our online Archive.

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#5 The Imperial Alchemist: A Novel by A. H. Wang

The Imperial Alchemist is a supernatural thriller by Australian author A.H. Wang. It follows the adventures of archaeologist Dr. Georgia Lee as she searches through thousands of years of Asian history for a secret people will kill for– immortality.

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#6 Fanny on Fire, by Edith G. Tolchin

Outlier Fanny Goldman contacts the Feed Us Channel by video during a three a.m. insomnia bout to kvetch about a particular lack of diversity in the station’s lineup. She inadvertently lands her own cooking show because she slept with the producer almost forty years before. Throughout her weird and wretched life, multi-married, politically incorrect Fanny learns to cope with adversity by absurdity. Meet all of Fanny’s colorful suitors including the weiner-wiper, the shower-singing galactic troubadour, and Fanny’s soul mate, spicy Solly Rabinowitz. Fanny shares heartbreak, happiness and love of family, friends and strangers with her own, inimitable brand of Bronx humor. And, oy, the secret recipe that brought about chair-twerking for seniors!

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#7 A Better Next: A Novel by Maren Cooper

Jess Lawson, a forty-five-year-old top healthcare consultant, wife, and mother of two, has spent most of her adulthood fostering the illusion of having a perfect life. Her impending empty-nest syndrome as her youngest child prepares to start college is troubling enough, but when her doctor husband, Arthur, announces his intention to take a prestigious new job on the other side of the country―and relocate with-out Jess―her world quickly crumbles. Amid their acrimonious divorce, revelations about Arthur’s infidelity come to light; and at work, instead of the revitalized career Jess is hoping for, she uncovers surprising financial corruption that threatens a scandal for her client―and the well-being of the many unsuspecting patients and physicians they serve. Ultimately, this superwoman is forced to acknowledge that her put-together veneer can’t hold up under the weight of these new burdens. She also, however, refuses to wallow in victimhood. So what now?

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