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Writers Gotta Read, Right? Women's History Month

Alrighty, folks, we're winding down on Women's History Month (which includes International Women's Day), but that doesn't mean we have to stop reading relevant books on March 31st! So, roll up your reading sleeves, and let's march forward with some reading lists for your consideration: CNN recommends 20 books that are essential reading for Women's History Month   Princeton University Press (ahem, yes, THAT Princeton) offers an impressive nonfiction reading list for consideration Popsugar pops out The 11 Most Popular Books to Read During Women's History Month Here's a GoodReads post on  64 Top Nonfiction Books to Read for Women's History Month  (which includes an almost equal number of comments with more suggestions and some interesting perspectives on the list) Buzzfeed waxes enthusiastic about 9 Fantastic Books That You Must Read for Women's History Month Orion goes poetic with 17 Poetry Collections to read during Women's History Month   Mov...

Dover Classics for Women's History Month

Dover Books has been reissuing facsimile editions of literary classics since 1941. During March, for Women's History Month, they feature the many feminist authors in their collection. You'll probably remember some of these titles from your college literature classes. Here are some of my favorites from their Dover Thrift Collection, most of them priced for $5 or less and also available in ebook format. Buy Link Buy Link Buy Link Buy Link Other titles you will find are: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman  by Mary Wollstonecraft Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Women's Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton The Vagabond by Collette Woman in the Nineteenth Century by Margaret Fuller A Burst of Light by Audre Lorde The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers And plenty of Jane Austen - I confess I haven't been a fan, but intend to change that! There must be a reason she is so popular to modern readers. I str...