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1) Dietland
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English
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"A fresh and provocative debut novel about a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist guerilla group called "Jennifer"--equal parts Bridget Jones's Diary and Fight Club"-- Publisher.
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English
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A New York Times Bestseller
“A powerful coming-of-age story that looks at ambition, friendship, identity, desire, and power from the much-needed female lens." —Bustle
“Ultra-readable.” —Vogue
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Interestings, comes an electric novel not just about who we want...
“A powerful coming-of-age story that looks at ambition, friendship, identity, desire, and power from the much-needed female lens." —Bustle
“Ultra-readable.” —Vogue
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Interestings, comes an electric novel not just about who we want...
3) Feminism is
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Publisher
DK Publishing
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English
Description
Presents the history, theories, debates, and daily realities of feminism, discussing its role in private and professional environments, the importance of intersectional feminism, and the roles of such feminists as Gloria Steinem and Malala Yousafzai.
4) The red word
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English
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As her sophomore year begins, Karen dives into the back-to-school revelry--particularly at Gamma Beta Chi, a favored fraternity. But when she wakes up one morning on the lawn of Raghurst, a house of radical feminists, she gets a crash course in the notoriety of GBC and the state of feminist activism on campus. Despite continuing to party at GBC, Karen is equally seduced by the intellectual stimulation and indomitable spirit of the Raghurst women,...
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Anansi
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English
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"From founding the White Ribbon Campaign, the largest organized effort in the world of men working to end violence against women, in the early 1990s to his appointment as the only male member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, Michael Kaufman has been a major figure in the fight for gender equality for decades. Now, in The Time Has Come, he issues a stirring call for men to get involved in the struggle for a more feminist culture. Expertly...
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
Description
This filmed performance of renowned historian Howard Zinn's stage play Emma dramatizes the life of Emma Goldman, the famed anarchist, feminist, and free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the United States because of her outspoken views, including her opposition to World War I. The play draws on Goldman's influential autobiography, speeches, and political writings to trace her emergence as one of the foremost radical intellectuals and dissident...
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Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Passionate Politics tells the story of Charlotte Bunch, from idealistic young civil rights organizer to lesbian activist, to internationally-recognized leader of a campaign to put women's rights on the global human rights agenda. Charlotte has been both a product and creator of her times: every chapter in her life is a chapter in the story of modern feminist activism, from its roots in the 1960's struggles for social justice to international campaigns...
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English
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"'Who would I be if I lived in a world that didn't hate women?' Hailed by the Washington Post as 'one of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation,' Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Now, in a memoir that Publishers Weekly calls 'bold and unflinching,' Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes on women's lives, from the everyday to the existential. From subway gropings...
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Alfred A. Knopf
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English
Description
Taking a poorly defined job at a feminist nonprofit when the 2008 economic crisis forces her to abandon her once-promising art career, Jen finds herself in a toxic workplace of back-stabbing co-workers under an egocentric philanthropist boss.
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Atria Books
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English
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Sasha Marcus was once the epitome of contemporary success: an internet sensation, social media darling, and a creator of a high profile wellness brand for women. But a confrontation with an abusive troll has taken a horrifying turn, and now she's at rock bottom: canceled and doxxed online, fired from her waitress job and fortressed in her apartment while men's rights protesters rage outside. All that once glittered now condemns. Sasha confides in...
15) Nellie McClung
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Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
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English
Description
From the celebrated author of "The Secret Life of Bees," comes a magnificent novel about two unforgettable women. Kidd's sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah's eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of ten-year-old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their remarkable journeys over the next thirty-five years, as both strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other's destinies and forming a complex relationship...
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English
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"A scrapbook-style teen guide to understanding what it really means to be a feminist packed with contributions from a diverse range of voices, including celebrities and public figures, and featuring more than forty-four pieces, including an eight-page insert of full-color illustrations"-- Provided by publisher.
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Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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English
Description
"A bold and deeply researched biography of a complicated cultural icon When Helen Gurley Brown published Sex and the Single Girl in 1962, it sold more than two million copies in just three weeks, presaging the self-help boom and helping to usher in the unapologetic self-affirmation of second wave feminism. Brown declared that it was okay, even imperative, to enjoy sex outside of marriage; that equal rights for women should extend to the bedroom; that...
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