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Non-Fiction must reads for all women
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items If I could put a handful of non-fiction books into every woman's hands, it'd be these. 💓
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Modern Feminism
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The Motherhood Question
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Body Image / Eating Disorders
Modern Feminism
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Essential reading for all women.
Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates
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A wonderfully witty and mood-lifting personal account about how running became an unexpected lifeline for Bella Mackie as she worked through anxiety, depression, and the pressures of modern life.
"Jog On: How Running Saved My Life" by Bella Mackie
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A candid memoir in which Bryony Gordon shares her lifelong struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, disordered eating, anxiety, and depression with honesty, humour, and hope.
"Mad Girl: A Happy Life With A Mixed Up Mind" by Bryony Gordon
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A modern feminist manifesto challenging patriarchal standards of beauty and being a woman. Full of lots of positive encouragement for women to prioritise self-love and personal boundaries over simply just doing what society expects of us as women.
"Women Don't Owe You Pretty" by Florence Given
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An important, thought provoking and powerful statement on feminism in the modern world today. ESSENTIAL reading.
"Living Dolls" by Natasha Walter
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You Don't Understand Me: Young Woman's Guide
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Chopsy: Resistance Tales by Maya Jordan
The Motherhood Question
Books about the feminine expectation and pressure of becoming mothers. What does it mean to be a mother? Should we all be mothers? Why are we being pressurized by society to be able / expected to play this role?
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A very handy guide to working on your future self (and any future children) and encouraging us to delve deeper into our own individual childhoods. Helping us to learn from what our parents did right but also not perpetuate the wrongs of the past.
"The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read" by Dr. Philippa Perry
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A powerful insight into what motherhood means to different women.
"(M)otherhood" by Pragya Agarwal Review
Body Image / Eating Disorders
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ESSENTIAL reading to help us recover from toxic diet culture, make friends (or at least try to get on better) with food and learn to trust our bodies through intuitive eating.
"Just Eat It: How Intuitive Eating Helps You" by Laura Thomas