10 Feminist Nonfiction Books That Meet the Current Moment

These feminist books bring an intersectional approach to discussions of what feminism looks like across communities around the world.
https://bookriot.com/feminist-nonfiction-books-that-meet-the-current-moment/

#Nonfiction #TrueStory #feminist

Frauen auf Bäumen / Women in Trees
Such a captivating and touching photo book, carefully collected by Jochen Raiß.

As Astrid Lindgren's dictum: “There is no prohibition for (old) women to climb trees.”

I feel inspired — I am with the tree.

#tree #womenintrees #vintage #photography #feminist #defiant #freedom #autonomy #book

Lex McMenamin: Say #gay: #feminist magazine reclaims Charlie Kirk-style campus tours after #Florida #DEI cuts. #lorida restricted teaching around sex, #gender and #race. Lux is now giving students a forum for these issues.

"The magazine wants to show Black, brown, queer, feminist and trans students that they still have a safe space on campuses, and adults have their backs."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/lux-magazine-florida-charlie-kirk-dei

New #Wikipedia article: Applesauce by June Arnold ✅

Published in 1966, this experimental #feminist novel was June Arnold's first book. Highly autobiographical, Arnold wrote it to process the upheaval of her early thirties: already a mother of five, she divorced her abusive husband and lost her son in a tragic accident shortly after. She moved to New York to study writing while raising her children. In Greenwich Village, she became involved in the women's liberation, housing rights, and feminist separatist movements. Arnold founded the independent feminist press Daughters, Inc. and the national Women in Print conference, with the goal of creating outlets where women were free to write, publish, and create their own woman-centered cultures.

Applesauce is a nonlinear narrative of the protagonist Liza's life. The pressure of traditional gender roles and several traumatic events, including the death of her son and possible suicide of her brother, cause Liza to fracture her sense of self into multiple identities: Eloise the sex kitten, Rebecca the intellectual, Lila the earth mother, and a male alter ego called Gus.

This was a fun one! It was certainly a challenge to synthesize all the context, influences, and interpretations of this very strange book. I'm now planning to read and create articles for the rest of Arnold's works.

Did you know the term "#Purplewashing" describes the use of #feminist language & issues to mask discriminatory or harmful practices?

In unrelated matters I hear #BrookeVanVelden is retiring at the next election
#nzpol

Helen Rosenau (1900–1984)

https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/helen-rosenau/

WisCon 48 exclusive art 'The Gatherer' is presented by Rachel Quinlan. To view more of her work at rachelquinlan.com

#WisCon #WomenInSFF #Feminist #ConventionOnline #ArtReveal