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Books to change your worldview overnight
Simians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of NatureSimians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of Nature by Donna Haraway
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mindblowing and complex look at new configurations of gender and the body in a technology-led global culture
Landscape for a Good Woman: A Story of Two Women (Virago classic non-fiction)Landscape for a Good Woman: A Story of Two Women (Virago classic non-fiction) by Carolyn Steedman
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touching and disturbing memoir of lives of a marginalised working class mother and daughter
SulaSula by Toni Morrison
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not as technically stunning as Beloved but an emotionally devastating political and social critique underlies this story of lost female friendship.
Motherhood and Representation: Feminism, Psychoanalysis and the Material American MelodramaMotherhood and Representation: Feminism, Psychoanalysis and the Material American Melodrama by E. Ann Kaplan
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trenchant, wide ranging introduction to this neglected and vital subject
A Life's Work: On Becoming a MotherA Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk
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practically the manifesto of the harassed mother. Beautifully written, horribly truthful.
Close Encounters: Film, Feminism and Science Fiction (Camera Obscura Book)Close Encounters: Film, Feminism and Science Fiction (Camera Obscura Book)
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brilliant and entertaining introduction to feminist SF criticism
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against WomenBacklash: The Undeclared War Against Women by Susan Faludi
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a real eyeopener which should make a feminist out of every woman..