Time To Read

women’s history

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, and the media, this book uses case studies to reveal how we are systematically ignoring half of the population.

Girl Up by Laura Bates

Everyday Sexism Project founder Laura Bates gives bold and tangible arguments against the unrealistic pressures women face. Part manifesto, part agony column, this hilarious book includes illustrations, infographics and cartoons.

Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies) by Scarlett Curtis

Journalist and activist Scarlett Curtis asks 52 women: “what does ‘Feminism’ word mean to you?” and the results are extraordinary. Including incredible pieces by Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan and Keira Knightley, this collection is a safe space that unpicks what feminism means.

Men Explain Things to Me: And Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit

A touchstone of the feminist movement and the inspiration behind the term 'mansplaining', these essays offer a fierce and incisive exploration of the issues that a patriarchal culture will not necessarily acknowledge as 'issues' at all.

The Trouble with Women by Jacky Fleming

This witty graphic novel reminds us of what we were taught about women in history lessons at school – not a lot. It reveals some of our greatest thinkers' baffling theories about women. Get ready to laugh, wince and rescue forgotten women from the 'dustbin of history.’