Feminist literature. What’s your favorite?

I don’t think any single one person has the feminist "voice" within our movement and so I don’t have a favorite author. But there are pieces of literature that have transformered my life. So a fun post that won’t require you to think too much. What are some of your favorite pieces of feminist lit?

Mine are:

The Subjugation of Women – John Stuart Mill. Perhaps one of the earliest pro-feminist men in history, Mill always has a place in my heart. His progressive views on marriage certainly created controversies, but also very consistent with the feminist message.

Ain’t I a Woman? – Sojourner Truth? Even very early on, Truth makes us think about the intersectionalities of race and gender. A short piece that makes me think.

Bitch Manifesto – Joleen Freeman. A woman is a bitch because she is strong, unapologetic and ambitious. Freeman paints a wonderful picture of a feminist "bitch." Also speaks a lot about gender roles we’re each assigned to.

Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity – Robert Jensen. Robert Jensen isn’t interested in being a man. He is interested in being a good human being. This piece paints a truthful and horrifying picture of the porn industry, often masked by erotic images that prevent us from seeing reality of it all.

Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm – Cynthia Koedt. What can I say? This piece made me rethink my sexual practices as well as how sex – something so natural and intimate, can at times be anti-feminist.

Getting off On Feminism – Jason Schultz. I read this during a struggle with the unhappy fact that sometimes feminist activism and women’s studies courses do not connect. It made me realize that life is especially complex, as feminists, and we can be normal and still live the feminist life.

A nice book called "Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation." – A collection of essays from "young," third-wave feminists. My favorite piece is one called, "Don’t Call me a Survivor."

Feminine Mystique – Betty Friedan. One of the first pieces of literature I’d read as a freshman. Although somewhat radical, Friedan did a good job with reporting on the conditions of women who became mothers and wives not because they wanted to, but because they were conditioned to do so.

If Men Could Menstruate – Gloria Steinem. On the night before a big dinner with Ms. Steinem that I was fortunate enough to have been invited to, I whipped out this piece of literature and studied up on it. It does a wonder job painting the constructions of gender roles through nature and what’s  most natural.

What are your suggested reading?