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Women's Studies

1. Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India

   Amana Fontanella-Khan

   A triumphant portrait of a fiery sisterhood changing the lives of India's women.More

2. Crazy Brave: A Memoir

   Joy Harjo

   “Compressed . . . lyrical . . . unflinching . . . raw. . . . Harjo is a magician and a master of the English language.”—Jonah Raskin, San Francisco ChronicleMore

3. The Feminine Mystique

   Betty Friedan, Gail Collins, Anna Quindlen

   50th Anniversary Edition

   A 50th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed women’s lives, with a new introduction by Gail Collins.More

4. The Lives of Margaret Fuller: A Biography

   John Matteson

   “Psychologically rich. . . . Matteson’s book restores the heroism of [Fuller’s] life and work.”—The New YorkerMore

5. The Feminine Mystique

   Betty Friedan, Kirsten Fermaglich, Lisa Fine

   The first student edition of Betty Friedan’s national best seller published in honor of its fiftieth anniversary. The Feminine Mystique forever changed America’s consciousness by defining “the problem that has no name.”More

6. The Coquette and The Boarding School

   Hannah Webster Foster, Jennifer Harris, Bryan Waterman

   Hannah Webster Foster's two major Early American works with a wealth of primary materials are now available in a Norton Critical Edition.More

7. Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

   Florence Williams

   A 2012 New York Times Notable Book
   A 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Award Winner in the Science & Technology category
   
   An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.More

8. A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet

   Eavan Boland

   “Boland offers encouragement to women poets of the future. . . . Her vivid imagery will beguile many.”—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMore

9. Persuasion

   Jane Austen, Patricia Meyer Spacks

   Second Edition

   Jane Austen’s last complete novel is now available in a revised Norton Critical Edition. The volume emphasizes new trends in critical discourse, which have enormous importance for our understanding of Austen’s achievement.More

10. Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley, J. Paul Hunter

    Second Edition

    The best-selling student edition on the market, now available in a Second Edition.More

11. Emma

    Jane Austen, George Justice

    Fourth Edition

    Jane Austen’s beloved comedic novel is now available in a revised and updated Norton Critical Edition.More

12. True Confessions: Feminist Professors Tell Stories Out of School

    Susan Gubar

    Twenty-seven pioneering thinkers share their discovery of and commitment to feminism in this essential collection.More

13. Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference

    Cordelia Fine

    “[Fine’s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is.”—The New York TimesMore

14. Straight on Till Morning: The Life of Beryl Markham

    Mary S. Lovell

    The New York Times bestseller: “Every page is filled with revelations, gossip and fascinating details about Markham.”—Diane Ackerman, The New York Times Book ReviewMore

15. Rereading Women: Thirty Years of Exploring Our Literary Traditions

    Sandra M. Gilbert

    A collection of essays that reexamine literature through a feminist gaze from "one of our most versatile and gifted writers" (Joyce Carol Oates).More