Hearing and elevating female voices has been an essential part of the feminist movement. With the rise of the Me Too Movement there was a dramatic increase in the number of women who finally felt empowered to tell their stories publicly to the media, in books, and online through apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and Tiktok. As women continue coming forward, society works to become a more equal, educated, understanding, and empathic place.
That’s why we’re excited to talk about 10 nonfiction books and autobiographies written by women that showcase what female power looks like and what it can do to usher in great change.
In these incredibly fascinating autobiographies, essays, and memoirs, the voices of past and present female figures shine a light on the journey women face, still very much a minority in many places all around the world. With laughter, wisdom, and grit, all of the authors below have put their personal experiences on the page to fight for equality and inspire girls everywhere.
Now on to the 10 Inspiring books…
Hearing and elevating female voices has been an essential part of the feminist movement. With the rise of the Me Too Movement there was a dramatic increase in the number of women who finally felt empowered to tell their stories publicly to the media, in books, and online through apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and Tiktok. As women continue coming forward, society works to become a more equal, educated, understanding, and empathic place. That’s why we’re excited to talk about 10 nonfiction books and autobiographies written by women that showcase what female power looks like and what it can do to usher in great change.
In these incredibly fascinating autobiographies, essays, and memoirs, the voices of past and present female figures shine a light on the journey women face, still very much a minority in many places all around the world. With laughter, wisdom, and grit, all of the authors below have put their personal experiences on the page to fight for equality and inspire girls everywhere.
10 Inspiring Nonfiction Books and Autobiographies Every Woman Should Read
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Becoming: Michelle Obama
Dive into this powerful memoir written by Michelle Obama, the first African American woman to become the First Lady of the United States, and learn about what made her into the inspirational woman she is today!
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We Should All Be Feminists: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A quicker read than any of the others on this list, We Should All Be Feminists is no less mighty. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tackles politics and the way it intersects with feminism to have an honest and educated conversation with the reader about womanhood in the 21st century.
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Educated: A Memoir
Receiving raving reviews from figures like Bill Gates and Barack Obama in addition to numerous awards, Educated is a moving story about a young, sheltered woman from Idaho who must overcome her past in order to cultivate her own path toward success.
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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays
For a funny, relatable, and sassy account on some of the most mundane and yet interesting parts of life, Samantha Irby writes unabashedly about her own experiences in We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
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Voices of Powerful Women: Words of Wisdom from 40 of the World’s Most Inspiring Women
A fascinating look at women who have achieved great feats as artists, writers, scientists, politicians, and more, this book uses real interviews from 40 influential figures to inspire hope in young women everywhere! For girls who want to do big things and change the world, it makes sense to look to those who have already done so in the past!
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My Own Words: RBG
As a female advocate, clever writer and speaker, and Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg has had many notable moments that showcase her wisdom and influence. With the help of Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams, the reader learns more about the life justice Ginsberg led and the context shaping her most inspiring moments and interviews.
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
The book is a classic for a very important reason. In a raw and honest memoir by Maya Angelo, the beautiful writer reveals the intimate details of her childhood and the heartbreaking challenges she faced. Her transformative use of perspective proves to millions why she became one of the most influential writers in all of literary history.
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban
A story of extreme bravery and resilience, I Am Malala proves to millions that one girl’s voice can change the world. Experience the gripping tale through the eyes of Malala as she fights for women’s rights in a war torn country that fails to protect, respect, or acknowledge females in favor of men.
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Men Explain Things to Me
Mansplaining is a funny thing, because it seems like men don’t know that they’re doing it. Like – All the time. In this blunt and hilarious series of essays, Rebecca Solnit navigates interpersonal relationships and looks at the role gender plays in how humans converse with one another.
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
An important read addressing what it means to be both a Chinese immigrant and a female in the United States, The Woman Warrior follows Maxine Hong Kingston as she tries to find her own identity. She blends tales from mythology with true accounts from her mother to create a captivating story about growing up, understanding cultural heritage, love, and sacrifice.
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So You Want to Be an Astronaut
$0.00A realistic guide to becoming an Astronaut at a young age written by Alyssa Carson! An inspiring account for young girls who have always dreamed of going up into space!
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
$12.97Azar Nafisi’s luminous masterwork gives us a rare glimpse, from the inside, of women’s lives in revolutionary Iran. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a work of great passion and poetic beauty, a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of...
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
$12.19In her award-winning book The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston created an entirely new form—an exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic...
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Men Explain Things to Me
$10.12In her comic, scathing essay, "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don't, about...
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I Am Malala
$8.65A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
$21.98is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome...
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My Own Words
$17.99The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993 - a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law,...
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Voices of Powerful Women
$14.95A fantastically inspiring collection of interviews with 40 successful and empowering women, including Maya Angelou, Isabel Allende, Mary Robinson and Shami Chakrabati, exploring their challenges and achievements.
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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays
$8.60This essay collection from the “bitches gotta eat” blogger, writer on Hulu’s Shrill, and “one of our country’s most fierce and foulmouthed authors” (Amber Tamblyn, Vulture) is sure to make you alternately cackle with glee and cry real tears.
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Educated: A Memoir
$13.00#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on...
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Becoming
$11.89An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
$8.95The award-winning, bestselling author of We Should All Be Feminists and Americanah gives us this powerful statement about feminism today—written as a letter to a friend.
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We Should All Be Feminists
$7.90The highly acclaimed, provocative New York Times bestseller from the award-winning, bestselling author of Americanah