The Greatest Books of All Time on Gender Equality

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
807 The Book of the City of Ladies Christine De Pizan 1405 French French
2316 Backlash Susan Faludi 1991 American English
2341 Personal History Katharine Graham 1997 American English
2847 Sisterhood Is Powerful Robin Morgan 1970 American English
3566 Sultana's Dream Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain 1905 Bangladeshi Bengali
4421 Memoirs Of The Author Of A Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman William Godwin 1798 British English
4677 Our Bodies, Ourselves Unknown 1970 American English
4991 Madame Curie - A Biography by Eve Curie Eve Curie 1937 French French
5293 Der Kleine Unterschied Und Seine Großen Folgen Alice Schwarzer 1975 German German
6820 The Calculating Stars Mary Robinette Kowal 2018 American English
6973 Our Bodies, Ourselves Boston Women’s Health Collective 1970 American English
8057 Cutting The Rose Efua Doorkenoo 1994 Ghanaian English
8107 The Convert Elizabeth Robins 1907 British English
9542 Annapurna Arlene Blum 1980 American English
9859 The Subjection of Women John Stuart Mill 1869 British English
10876 Women, Culture & Politics Angela Davis 1989 American English
11022 The War On Choice Gloria Feldt 2004 American English
11062 Full Frontal Feminism Jessica Valenti 2007 American English
11214 Yes Means Yes Jessica Valenti, Jaclyn Friedman 2008 American English
11662 In Her Own Right Elisabeth Griffith 1984 American English
11883 Honor Thrity Umrigar 2022 American English
12515 Alva Myrdal Sissela Bok 1991 Swedish Unknown
14078 The Seven Necessary Sins For Women And Girls Mona Eltahawy 2019 American English
14232 We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2014 Nigerian English
15567 The Moment Of Lift Melinda Gates 2019 American English
15915 My Own Story Emmeline Pankhurst 1914 British English
17161 Drum Dream Girl Margarita Engle 2015 Cuban English
17161 All Bound Up Together Martha S. Jones 2007 American English
17161 Almost Astronauts Tanya Lee Stone 2009 American English
17161 My Life On The Road Gloria Steinem 2015 American English
17161 Rickshaw Girl Mitali Perkins 2007 American English
17161 The Women Of Now Katherine Turk 2023 Unknown English
17161 Betty Friedan Rachel Shteir 2023 Unknown English
17161 Fair Play Katie Barnes Unknown English
17161 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17161 Qur'an And Woman Amina Wadud 1992 American English