Backlash. Susan Faludi. 305.42 F
Faludi gives evidence of an assault on women's rights and explores the real status of American women.

Bastard Out of Carolina. Dorothy Allison. FIC ALL
A young child suffers at the hands of the man her mother had hoped would help provide a better life.

Bell Jar. Sylvia Plath. FIC PLA
The sad and heart-wrenching tale of a talented and brilliant young woman's descent into depression, and the nervous breakdown that shatters her life.

Beloved. Toni Morrison. FIC MOR
The spirit of a murdered child haunts the home of a former slave.

Color Purple. Alice Walker. FIC WAL
An abused woman struggles for empowerment in a difficult life.

Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson. 811 D
The author's work in its original form, arranged in as close to chronological order as possible.

Complete Stories. Flannery O'Connor. FIC OCO
An introduction by O'Connor's long-time editor, Robert Giroux, sets the tone for the complete stories of one of the great American writers of short fiction.

Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.
Ellen Bass and Laura Davis. 616.8583 B 1994
Professional knowledge and personal accounts offer help and hope to women who were sexually abused as children.

Feminine Mystique. Betty Friedan. 305.42 F 1997
A groundbreaking exploration of the challenges faced by women.

Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement From 1830 to 1970. Lynne Olson. 323.1 O 2001
Describes the women who worked for freedom and their stories that were not always told.

Gift From the Sea. Anne Morrow Lingbergh. 818 L 1975
Inspired during a vacation by the sea, Lindbergh shares meditations on the various aspects of life and love, and offers ways to find inner peace.

Golden Notebook. Doris Lessing. FIC LES
A writer works to understand her life by writing it all down.

Gorillas in the Mist. Dian Fossey. 599.88 F
A woman follows her dream to live among and study the mountain gorilla.

House of the Spirits. Isabel Allende. FIC ALL
The telling of a family's epic saga -- their loves, their ambitions, their part in history.

In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. Susan Brownmiller. 305.42 B 1999
An insider's account of the forces that shaped late 20th century feminism.

In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens. Alice Walker. 814 W
A writer and mother explores feminists, feminism and the womanist tradition of black women.

In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development. Carol Gilligan. 305.42 G
A psychologist proposes that women's psychological development have been judged by the standards set by and for men.

Kindred. Octavia Butler. FIC BUT
A woman travels back in time and experiences the indignities of slavery.

Left Hand of Darkness. Ursula Le Guin. SF LEG
An emissary attempts to bring a planet back into the fold of a civilization while facing prejudice from all sides.

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee. Meera Syal. FIC SYA
A trio of unlikely childhood friends share lives and experience the strengths and limits of friendship.

May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India. Elizabeth Bumiller. 305.4 B
The author's observations on the condition of the women she met during four years in India and how her time there transformed her own life.

Mankiller: A Chief and Her People. Wilma Mankiller. B Mankiller 1993
The first woman to head a major Native American tribe tells her own story and that of her courageous people.

Mists of Avalon. Marion Zimmer Bradley. FIC BRA
The retelling of the Arthurian legend from the women's point of view.

Mythology. Edith Hamilton. 292 H 1998
The tales of mythology discussed in detail by a knowledgeable narrator.

Nectar in a Sieve. Kamala Markandaya. FIC MAR
A woman struggles through her own life, yet is a source of strength for others.

On Death and Dying. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. 155.937 K
Dr. Kubler-Ross discusses the five stages of grieving, giving a better understanding of how imminent death affects everyone involved.

Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century: A Book by and for Women.
Boston Women's Health Book Collective Staff. 613.042 O 1998
A major revision of a classic title that was one of the first to address the health and lifestyle concerns of women of all ages and backgrounds.

Passing. Nella Larsen. FIC LAR
Hidden truths and choices threaten to destroy lives.

Pilgrimage: One Woman's Return to a Changing India. Pramila Jayapal. 954.05 J 2000
A woman returns to the country of her birth and gives the reader an inside look at what she finds.

Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History. 305.409 R 1998
Sheds light on the contributions of women and the sometimes forgotten part they played in history.

Reviving Ophelia. Mary Pipher. 305.235 P 1994
A clinical psychologist frankly discusses female adolescence in contemporary America.

Room of One's Own. Virginia Woolf. 824 W
The author takes the reader on a tour of the history of women in writing in an essay about society, art and sexism.

Second Sex. Simone de Beauvoir. 305.4 B 1993
De Beauvoir describes how women are "the other" as a way of promoting patriarchy.

Silent Spring. Rachel Carson. 363.7384 C 1994
A shattering look at ecological dangers posed by chemicals, including those in insecticides.

Sleeping Bones. Katherine V. Forrest. MYS FOR
The stabbing death of an elderly man brings risks and compromises to a police officer.

Story of My Life. Helen Keller. B KELLER 1988
The many accomplishments of a remarkable woman and what she did to help others.

Their Eyes Were Watching God. Zora Neale Hurston. FIC HUR
A woman explains herself to her friend but stands strong against the condemnation of a town.

Twenty Years at Hull House: With Autobiographical Notes. Jane Addams. B ADDAMS 1990
A visit to a London settlement house provided Jane Addams with the inspiration for Hull House and her efforts to help the poor.

Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam. Fatima Mernissi. 297.1 M 1991
A sociologist examines the relationship between Islam, its male followers and the rights of women.

West With the Night. Beryl Markham. B MARKHAM
The courageous life of the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.

What the Body Remembers. Shauna Singh Baldwin. FIC BAL
An older first wife must deal with a younger second wife and all that her existence means in her husband's life.

Women, Race and Class. Angela Y. Davis. 305.42 D
Davis examines the women's movement in the context of the fight for civil rights and working class issues.

Woman: An Intimate Geography. Natalie Angier. 613.042 A 1999
An investigation into the physiology of women, drawing from such fields as history, art, literature and mythology.

Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Maxine Hong Kingston. B KINGSTON
The author's account of what it was like to grow up Chinese American in Stockton, California and the cultural forces that shaped her identity.

Women Who Run With Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. Clarissa Pinkola Estes. 155.633 E 1992
A Jungian analyst helps women understand the "Wild Woman " archetype.

Wuthering Heights. Emily Bronte. FIC BRO
Two lovers involve their families in this tale of obsession and thwarted passion.