This one's for the girls (and the boys who care enough to learn). Nonfiction books that explore womanhood. And as always, please leave your recommendations!
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last updated June, 2026
For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Barbara Ehrenreich
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
Amanda Montell
We Have Always Been Here
Samra Habib
Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Sonya Renee Taylor
Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All
Laura Bates
Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
Anna Bogutskaya
The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?
Leslie Bennetts
We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America
Therese Oneill
When God Was a Woman
Merlin Stone
Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves
Sophie Gilbert
It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)
Karen Tang
Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers
All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
Elizabeth Comen
thank you for the list, i kove this idea 😍✨
Thank you so much!! Feel free to leave any recommendations ☺️
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