Which feminist books are you taking with you to college?(or grad school ,or the military, or wherever you decide to go in life!)

Hey everyone! I am heading off to college as a freshwoman in less than two weeks and am currently in the process of packing my stuff. I am going to bring some feminist books with me (of course). Hopefully I am not the only incoming freshwoman around here that is bringing feminist books with me to college. So if you are heading of to college/grad school this fall post the list of books you are bringing and maybe a line or two on why you are bringing that book to your already cramped dorm/apartment. Or if you are going into the military (is anyone?) you can write about which books you are bringing with you. Or if you have other plans with what you want to do with your life which books are you bringing with you. (Sorry I’m being redundant, I’m just trying to include everyone!)

Here is what I am bringing:

1. “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf -I feel like this book is definitely going to come in handy a lot. It was written the year I was born and almost nothing has changed with regards to beauty standards. Every time I read it, I can completely relate to it. I will probably be loaning this book out to a lot of people.

2. “Sisterhood is Forever” by Robin Morgan -The one word that comes to mind when I think of this book is “comprehensive”. It covers everything I would want it to cover and a lot more. I love the other “Sisterhood” books by Robin Morgan but I only have room for one so I chose the most recent one.

3. “Women and Wilderness” by Anne LaBastille -I found this book a couple of months ago at Half-Price Books. Its a couple decades old and a bit out-of-date but it has a lot of interesting insights about women in outdoor professions. I love the outdoors!

Oh, and I WANT to bring “Intercourse” by Andrea Dworkin if I can find an edition WITHOUT Ariel Levy in the introduction. I checked it out from the library and read half of it, but never got around to finishing it. 

What are you bringing wherever you are going in life?