I just wanna learn more things, but pls nothing toxic like “men should never exist all men are bad” etc etc I just want smth educative maybe even historical idk as long as it’s not toxic or way too extreme beliefs
Not really a defense of “witches” in itself, but of women (especially nontraditional women) still facing disdain and sometimes utter hatred deeply ingrained in quite some aspects of society. The way we are treated can feel hopeless, but this book made me feel more hope somehow, probably because it supported my self-acceptance as a woman even when I don’t fit in the role of the “good woman” we are still expected to fit in, and in a lot of countries are violently pushed towards instead of leaving it up to us to choose our roles.
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*The Left Hand of Darkness* by Ursula K LeGuin, a sci-fi classic, is a searing critique of gender roles and sexism. It’s focused on a society where all the people are both male and female, able to both sire and bear children.
*Invisible Women* by Caroline Criado Perez is non-fiction about the biases in science and engineering against women, like the design of seatbelts.
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The books of bell hooks were what actually helped me to understand feminism!
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A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
“The Second Sex” by Simone de Beauvoir
In Defense Of Witches by Mona Chollet.
Not really a defense of “witches” in itself, but of women (especially nontraditional women) still facing disdain and sometimes utter hatred deeply ingrained in quite some aspects of society. The way we are treated can feel hopeless, but this book made me feel more hope somehow, probably because it supported my self-acceptance as a woman even when I don’t fit in the role of the “good woman” we are still expected to fit in, and in a lot of countries are violently pushed towards instead of leaving it up to us to choose our roles.
*The Left Hand of Darkness* by Ursula K LeGuin, a sci-fi classic, is a searing critique of gender roles and sexism. It’s focused on a society where all the people are both male and female, able to both sire and bear children.
*Invisible Women* by Caroline Criado Perez is non-fiction about the biases in science and engineering against women, like the design of seatbelts.
The books of bell hooks were what actually helped me to understand feminism!