 The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Seven charming tales explore relations between the sexes and offer witty insights from a feminist perspective. Includes the 1892 title classic, plus "Cottagette," "Turned," "Mr. Peebles' Heart," and more.
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| |  Woman in the Nineteenth Century
by Margaret Fuller
This 1845 classic by prototypical feminist discusses the Woman Question, prostitution and slavery, marriage, employment, reform, many other topics. Enormously influential work is today a classic of feminist literature.
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 A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
by Mary Wollstonecraft
In an era of revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was an ardent feminist who spoke eloquently for countless women of her time.
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| |  The Subjection of Women
by John Stuart Mill
This landmark in the struggle for human rights, written by the great English philosopher, argues for equality in all legal, political, social and domestic relations between men and women.
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 Maria, or The Wrongs of Woman
by Mary Wollstonecraft, William S. Godwin
A pioneer champion of women's rights illustrates the grim reality of 18th-century England's draconian marriage laws in the tale of a wife locked up in an asylum by her abusive spouse.
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| |  The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger
by Margaret Sanger
Sanger was a pioneer in establishing birth control as a basic human right and a founder of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Her autobiography is a classic of women's studies.
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 Fashion and Women's Attitudes in the Nineteenth Century
by C. Willett Cunnington
Fascinating account of what "proper" 19th-century Englishwomen wore. Enlivened with extracts from contemporary novels, correspondence from columns in ladies' magazines, fashion descriptions. Collection of period advertisements. 8 black-and-white illustrations.
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 Erewhon
by Samuel Butler
Erewhon (an anagram for "nowhere") is a faraway land where machinery is forbidden, sickness is a crime, and criminals receive compassionate medical treatment. Butler's brilliant Utopian novel is an entertaining and thought-provoking work.
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| |  Woman and Labor
by Olive Schreiner
This feminist classic represents an eloquent call for the rectification of gender-related inequalities of early 20th century labor practices. Examines social changes engendered by technological progress, advocating expanded roles for women.
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 Utopia
by Sir Thomas More
16th-century classic by English ecclesiastic and scholar envisioned a tolerant, patriarchal island kingdom free of private property, violence, bloodshed and vice. Forerunner of many later attempts.
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