Reading Rivalry: January 2022 - hosted by gem114

#HerStory
Another reminder of Betty White helping to pave the way for women in media, so let’s read a #HerStory book. This is history that’s told from a female or feminist perspective. While this can be historical fiction, it should be set in a real time on earth. It can also be set in modern times, as long as it is a story from a feminist perspective. If you’re stuck, here’s a list to help! 
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The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende

The Soul of a Woman

Isabel Allende

3 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon

Code Name Hélène

Ariel Lawhon

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today by Shannon Bream

The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today

Shannon Bream

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography religion medium-paced
Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue by Kathryn J. Atwood

Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue

Women of Action

Kathryn J. Atwood

272 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative inspiring fast-paced
The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy

The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

Mona Eltahawy

216 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune MacAdam

999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz

Heather Dune MacAdam

480 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields by Wendy Lower

Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields

Wendy Lower

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

288 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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