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Feminist Books

Feminist Books

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Here’s another round of resources to help you get through quarantine. This time, it’s our favorite books! What books are you reading right now?

Book Titles

  • Book cover: A face from the eyes up, with long, wavy, white hair standing up above
    Children of Blood and Bone
    by Tomi Adeyemi
  • Book cover: Black figure drawing of a person possibly dancing, with yellow stars around them, all on a blue background
    The Body Keeps the Score
    Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD
  • Book cover: Title of the book on a teal background
    Know My Name
    by Chanel Miller
  • Book cover: The bare feet of a Black person walking down concrete steps
    Fledgling
    by Octavia E. Butler
  • Book cover: The back of the head of a woman with brown skin and dark brown braided hair, and wearing a red tank top. She is facing the Chicago skyline and lake shore.
    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
    by Erika L. Sanchez
  • Book cover: Staceyann Chin, from the shoulders up, looking at the camera
    Crossfire: A Litany for Survival
    by Staceyann Chin

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    • The Breathing Room
    • Sounds of Feminism
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Women's Leadership and Resource Center

1200 W. Harrison, 1700 SSB (MC 363), Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312) 413-1025
Fax: (312) 413-8393
wlrc@uic.edu
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