The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson (also rec’d by Carrie Brownstein, Greta Gerwig & Kim Gordon) “The story is about the author’s relationship with artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered.
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How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran (also rec’d by Amanda Palmer) “I read it on a plane from London to New York and I laughed out loud and cried so much I think the whole of my cabin, airline staff included, thought I was losing my mind.” -EW
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I’m excited to read it and maybe do some watching too.” -EWĪll About Love by bell hooks (also rec’d by Pussy Riot) It was Oprah Winfrey’s film debut and introduced Whoopi Goldberg (I love both of these women).
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker (also rec’d by Chimamanda Adichie, Gabrielle Union, Glennon Doyle, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Jane Elliott & Janet Mock) “I am trying to choose works that cover as much ground as possible and are diverse… I’ve heard amazing things about this book from a person that I trust… The musical is currently on Broadway (starring Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks) and a film was made of the book in 1985 by Steven Spielberg. My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem (also rec’d by Elizabeth Gilbert) Complement with the reading lists of feminist icons bell hooks, Gloria Steinem and Maya Angelou. In January of 2020 Watson announced she’d be stepping away from Our Shared Shelf, but the club has continued on, reading books selected by members via poll.įrom Audre Lorde to Eve Ensler, find the complete list of feminist books curated by Emma Watson over her four years at OSS below, and follow along with the club’s current recommendations here. Throughout the book club’s run, she and her team led online conversations discussing the works, engaged in Q&As with their authors, and encouraged followers to hide feminist titles around the globe.
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We need to feel free to be on those journeys and make mistakes.” They don’t have so much power this way and maybe they remind us not to hold ourselves and others to unreasonably high standards – we are all human after all and at different moments of our learning journeys. It feels like such a relief to take ownership of words like ‘nasty woman’ and ‘bad feminist’.
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There is so much amazing stuff out there! Funny, inspiring, sad, thought-provoking, empowering! I’ve been discovering so much that, at times, I’ve felt like my head was about to explode… I decided to start a Feminist book club, as I want to share what I’m learning and hear your thoughts too.”Īnd on the often messy journey of modern feminism, Watson muses: “We put such high expectations on ourselves as feminists, on other feminists, and the movement as a whole. On her vision for the club, she wrote: “As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on. Choosing books bi-monthly, she invited readers from around the world to discuss powerful work that’s had profound effects on society. In parallel with her work as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, actress and activist Emma Watson started a feminist book club back in 2016 called Our Shared Shelf.