The pioneer women of black women's studies and a Black Panther turned political prisoner make up an awe-inspiring pair of social justice works.

Books from the founder of the Feminist Press and one of our most accomplished essayists limn women’s lives with wit and eloquence – a gift for savoring our history and contemplating our future.

Defiant women in the Middle East: the celebrated Iranian novel WOMEN WITHOUT MEN, now a feature film by Shirin Neshat; and the shocking but true coming of age memoir about life during wartime in Beirut in THE DAY NINA SIMONE STOPPED SINGING

Mx. Justin Vivian Bond's exhilarating memoir about growing up queer in suburban Maryland, and Laurie Week's electrifying novel of drugs and unrequited love in New York's East Village make great companions for anyone who has felt like an outsider.

These two contemporary classics by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English provide a brief history of "female disorders" and how men diagnose and treat them.

French pornographer Virginie Despentes and Spanish philosopher Jana Leo each experience life-changing acts of violence which compel them to fight back. These books are must reads for any feminist organizing in the contemporary moment.

The inspirational life stories of an avant-garde filmmaker and a fearless pop-action choreographer are sure to ignite that creative fire every artist yearns to start.

A graphic biography of revolutionary feminist artist Ana Mendieta and a stunning collection of posters from the the Just Seeds people's history project make a wonderful holiday gift for the revolutionary in your life.