 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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 Herland
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Delightfully humorous account of a feminist utopia in which 3 male explorers stumble upon an all-female society. An early-20th-century writer's once-unconventional views on male-female behavior, motherhood, individuality, other topics.
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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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| |  In Defense of Women
by H. L. Mencken
The American critic's controversial and witty observations on the superiority of the average woman over the average man encompass topics of perennial interest, including monogamy and polygamy, prostitution, the double standard, and sexual harassment.
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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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