Literature About Women and Girls
- Description
- Recommend good books, written by men and women, telling positive stories about women and girls and examining women's issues. This is based on my massive reading list of books about women and girls, but additions are welcome.
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by Harper Lee
78,039 members
1,430 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 18
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 21 Members
- libraryhead, amarie, hipdeep, cpg, KimarieBee, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, Dilara86, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, morgandgarcia, liz_stell, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,thecoroner ,FranzK72
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I would argue that Scout is trans, not a woman.sturlington: There is no evidence to support that. She is also not a woman. She is a girl.elkiedee: I'm not anti trans, but not confirming to stereotype gender roles of her time doesn't make Scout "trans"
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- 17 Members
- amarie, cpg, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, kceccato, cej1027, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, morgandgarcia, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
3
- 17 Members
- amarie, cpg, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : Except for Elizabeth and Darcy's sister, all the other women are dolts.sturlington: Elizabeth Bennett is one of the great heroines in literature.
4
by Anne Frank
28,137 members
512 reviews
4.1
Score 16
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 16 Members
- amarie, dara85, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, EMS_24, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, kceccato, cej1027, ahef1963, FranzK72, ArcadiaLynn, TashMason
5
42,013 members
1,134 reviews
4.1
Score 15
Added 2014-03-04, 01:31 PM
- 15 Members
- amarie, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
6
- 14 Members
- amarie, cpg, jain, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
7
- 13 Members
- amarie, jain, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, Dilara86, kceccato, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears
8
- 13 Members
- amarie, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
9
63,943 members
3,478 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 12 Members
- amarie, jain, KimarieBee, soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, kthxy, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell
10
- 12 Members
- amarie, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, kceccato, ahef1963, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
11
34,947 members
551 reviews
4.1
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 12 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 12 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TheTowers, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
13
- 12 Members
- amarie, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, mspixieears, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
14
- 12 Members
- jain, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, spiphany, alex68, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
15
by Thomas Hardy
19,070 members
243 reviews
3.8
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 01:49 PM
- 12 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, sr994, FranzK72
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16,056 members
285 reviews
4.1
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 02:01 PM
17
- 12 Members
- amarie, jain, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, spiphany, alex68, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
18
- 11 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, alex68, ahef1963, sr994, Tinuvia, FranzK72, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
19
- 11 Members
- amarie, hipdeep, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
20
- 11 Members
- amarie, cpg, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
21
36,327 members
371 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 11
Added 2014-03-04, 01:33 PM
- 12 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, spiphany, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, sr994, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : This didn't seem that positive to me, but it's been a while since I read it.
22
1,994 members
18 reviews
4.1
Score 11
Added 2014-03-04, 01:58 PM
- 11 Members
- jain, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell
23
29,074 members
553 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10
Added 2016-07-22, 09:35 AM
- 10 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, Tinuvia, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, TashMason
24
- 10 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, spiphany, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TheTowers, ManWithAnAgenda
25
- 10 Members
- cpg, soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, kceccato, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
26
by Judy Blume
7,633 members
239 reviews
3.8
Score 10
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 10 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, ManWithAnAgenda
27
21,740 members
422 reviews
3.9
Score 9
Added 2014-03-04, 02:00 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
28
18,978 members
343 reviews
4
Score 9
Added 2014-04-08, 02:23 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, jain, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, spiphany, kceccato, ahef1963, liz_stell
29
- 9 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
30
14,056 members
400 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9
Added 2014-03-04, 01:33 PM
- 9 Members
- aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, TheTowers
31
- 9 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
32
- 9 Members
- jain, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
33
- 9 Members
- jain, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, FranzK72
34
- 9 Members
- amarie, jain, soffitta1, sturlington, spiphany, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
35
3,175 members
146 reviews
4.1
Score 9
Added 2014-03-04, 02:09 PM
- 9 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, spiphany, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, kthxy, ManWithAnAgenda
36
- 8 Members
- jain, soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
37
- 8 Members
- amarie, holly_golightly, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
38
- 8 Members
- jain, soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
39
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
40
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, EMS_24, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
41
42
- 8 Members
- jain, soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
43
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, jain, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
44
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, Juliew., FranzK72
45
6,636 members
70 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8
Added 2014-03-27, 11:07 AM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, spiphany, kceccato, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
46
by John Fowles
6,516 members
108 reviews
3.8
Score 8
Added 2014-03-27, 12:03 PM
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
47
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
48
39,419 members
1,268 reviews
4.1
Score 7
Added 2014-03-04, 01:33 PM
- 7 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, sr994, TheTowers
49
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears
50
26,157 members
500 reviews
4.2
Score 7
Added 2014-06-09, 05:11 PM
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
51
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
52
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
53
- 7 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
54
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy
55
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears
56
57
- 7 Members
- amarie, KimarieBee, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, kara.shamy
58
- 7 Members
- jain, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, Dilara86, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
59
- 7 Members
- jain, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
60
by Muriel Spark
5,205 members
169 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 7
Added 2014-07-10, 04:22 PM
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
61
- 7 Members
- dara85, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, cej1027, ahef1963, TashMason,ManWithAnAgenda
62
19,257 members
1,242 reviews
4.2
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:38 PM
- 6 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963
63
16,053 members
279 reviews
4.2
Score 6
Added 2014-10-27, 08:55 AM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
64
by Maya Angelou
14,680 members
222 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-07-10, 01:36 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, EMS_24, perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer
65
13,557 members
220 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:37 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
66
by Jean M. Auel
12,744 members
286 reviews
3.9
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
67
- 6 Members
- jain, merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
68
10,969 members
206 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-03-10, 08:57 AM
69
10,665 members
244 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:41 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
70
- 7 Members
- holly_golightly, jain, soffitta1, merrystar, perennialreader, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,TashMason
71
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, EMS_24, elkiedee, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963
72
by Fannie Flagg
8,876 members
188 reviews
4.1
Score 6
Added 2014-04-06, 10:06 AM
- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963
73
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
74
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TashMason
75
8,007 members
237 reviews
4.1
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 6 Members
- jain, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
76
7,245 members
362 reviews
3.9
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 02:06 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963
77
- 6 Members
- amarie, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda
78
- 6 Members
- sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TheTowers, ManWithAnAgenda
79
- 6 Members
- aulsmith, soffitta1, elkiedee, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears
80
81
- 5 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
82
13,887 members
244 reviews
4.1
Score 5
Added 2014-07-10, 09:24 PM
83
- 5 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, kara.shamy
84
- 5 Members
- AnnaClaire, soffitta1, sturlington, Dilara86, kara.shamy
85
- 5 Members
- sturlington, perennialreader, alex68, kara.shamy, FranzK72
86
- 5 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
87
8,050 members
422 reviews
4.1
Score 5
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
88
- 5 Members
- soffitta1, elkiedee, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears
89
by Anne Brontë
7,490 members
166 reviews
3.9
Score 5
Added 2014-07-10, 01:38 PM
- 5 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
90
6,399 members
193 reviews
3
Score 5
Added 2014-11-27, 09:02 AM
- 5 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, sturlington, Dilara86, ahef1963
91
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963
92
- 5 Members
- jain, soffitta1, elkiedee, kara.shamy, mspixieears
93
- 5 Members
- AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
94
4,487 members
182 reviews
4
Score 5
Added 2014-06-06, 11:21 AM
95
- 5 Members
- sturlington, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
96
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, soffitta1, elkiedee, kara.shamy, mspixieears
97
- 4 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
98
by Betty Smith
16,404 members
440 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4
Added 2014-05-02, 09:54 AM
- 4 Members
- holly_golightly, merrystar, ahef1963, TashMason
99
- 4 Members
- sturlington, Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963
100