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BKLYN Women's History Month: Women Writers Throughout History

March is Women's History Month, and we're featuring books written by women. This list includes literature by women throughout history: fiction, poetry, and memoir; some classics and some a bit lesser-known. Also check out our list of influential feminists texts: https://brooklyn.bibliocommons.com/list/share/605271467_bklyncorinab/866562117_womens_history_month_feminist_classics

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The awakening
Kate Chopin.
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The word that causes death's defeat
Anna Akhmatova ; translated, with an introductory biography, critical essays, and commentary, by Nancy K. Anderson.
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Naked earth
Eileen Chang ; introduction by Perry Link.
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Oreo
Fran Ross ; foreword by Danzy Senna ; afterword by Harryette Mullen.
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Stories and essays of Mina Loy
edited by Sara Crangle.
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Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys ; introduction by Edwidge Danticat.
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Madwomen
edited and translated by Randall Couch.
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The passion according to G.H.
Clarice Lispector ; translated from the Portuguese, with a note, by Idra Novey ; introduction by Caetano Veloso ; edited by Benjamin Moser.
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Zeina
Nawal El Saadawi ; translated from the Arabic by Amira Nowaira.
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The bloody chamber
Angela Carter ; introduction by Kelly Link.
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