Stylist collaborated with guest-editors Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to share our favourite books by and about inspiring women.
Something caught your eye in Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s edit of Stylist magazine?
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TRUTH TO POWER
Roxane Gay’s deeply moving memoir about the trauma and judgment of women’s bodies is a must-read for everyone.
£8.99, Little, Brown
TRAIL BLAZER
Leaving Saudi Arabia for the UK, Muslim feminist Zeba Talkhani explores what it means to forge your own path.
£14.99, Hodder & Stoughton
LIFE AND TIMES
As publisher of The Washington Post, Graham was instrumental in exposing the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandal.
£14.99, Orion
FEMINIST ICON
Written in 1929, Woolf’s seminal work is a call to arms for women seeking financial and intellectual freedom.
SPEAKING UP
Our guest columnist Mary Beard’s book is a fascinating insight into the cultural treatment of women who speak out.
IN HER WORDS
Nobel winner Nadia Murad tells the harrowing story of how she lost her family and was sexually enslaved by Isis.
£9.99, Virago
BOSS BARONESS
The life of the great Lady Hale has just been released in picture book form to inspire the next generation.
£12.99, Legal Action Group
THINK BIG
One of Chelsea’s childhood favourites, A Wrinkle In Time tackles big questions about personal freedoms.
£6.99, Puffin
WEAR IT WELL
Inspired by the story of Mary Edwards Walker, a 19th-century doctor who was repeatedly arrested for wearing trousers.
£12.99, HarperCollins
ON THE ROAD
Born with cerebral palsy and wheelchair-bound, Nujeen Mustafa made an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany.
£8, HarperCollins
RISE UP
Octavia E Butler’s classic tale of an unjust America is being rereleased, and it’s still utterly captivating.
£9.99, Headline
MAGIC KINGDOM
Another story close to Chelsea’s heart. “I was in awe of Dorothy’s refusal to give up on herself or her friends,” she says.
£9.99, Puffin
GAME CHANGER
From self-destruction to glory, Forward by US football legend Abby Wambach is one of the best sporting stories.
£13, HarperCollins
GOOD WORK
Written in 1857, this autobiography by the famed Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole is endlessly entertaining.
£9.99, Penguin
LOVE SUPREME
This playful ode to the very serious work of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sheer brilliance.
£12.99, HarperCollins
PEACEMAKER
In 2003, the incredible Leymah Gbowee led the Liberia Mass Action For Peace and stopped a war. This is her story.
£11.99, Beast Books
TAKE ACTION
The woman who took on the government – and won – twice, Gina Martin’s book is all about changing the status quo.
£12.99, Sphere
WONDER WOMEN
From storytellers to Earth defenders, The Book Of Gutsy Women will leave you fizzing with emotion and inspiration.
£25, S&S
GREEN QUEEN
Every speech made by Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate change activist who sparked a global movement.
£2.99, Penguin
BIG NAMES
For older Rebel Girls come new chapter books featuring the likes of Madam CJ Walker and Ada Lovelace.
out 12 Nov, £9.99, Rebel Girls
WORK IT
Activist Ellen Pao’s Reset is a story of navigating the boys’ club in business and creating space for women.
£13.50, Random House
SELF SACRIFICE
Rigoberta Menchú stood up to slavery in Guatemala at immense personal cost – read her memoir as soon as you can.
£13.99, Verso
ROLE MODELS
Meet 13 rule-breakers, from 20th-century activist Clara Lemlich to the first Latina justice Sonia Sotomayor.
£13.99, Philomel
BELOVED CLASSIC
Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth endure as examples of how to rail against society’s expectations and be true to yourself.
£6.99, Penguin
FEMINISM 2.0
Revolutionary and divisive, Betty Friedan’s 1963 book set the second wave of feminism in motion.
£9.99, Penguin
GIRL GUIDE
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 15 smart suggestions for raising girls debunks every female stereotype.
£5, HarperCollins
GET REAL
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh has written a vital and eye-opening memoir about growing up amid Islamophobia.
£11.15, S&S
BY DESIGN
The latest addition to the excellent Little People, Big Dreams series is a delightful paean to Zaha Hadid.
£9.99, Frances Lincoln
LITERARY TITAN
Hillary calls Maya Angelou’s writing “an anthem of liberation and empowerment” that remains essential reading.
£6.99, Little, Brown
HILLARY SAYS:
We both love reading and, unsurprisingly, are constantly on the search for stories of gutsy women.
Francesca Brown
Francesca Brown is books editor for Stylist magazine and Stylist Loves; she also compiles the Style List on a weekly basis. She is a self-confessed HBO abuser and has a wide selection of grey sweatshirts. Honestly, you just can’t have enough. @franabouttown