A WARRIOR'S DAUGHTER By Zitkála-Šá (1876 – 1938)
The story's main message is that your environment helps to shape your identity. The book is about a woman who takes on a traditionally male role, rescuing her lover instead of playing the maiden-in-distress. The story becomes one of her strength, intelligence, and bravery instead of the prowess of the young man. The story of the young woman rescuing her male lover through strength and bravery appears occasionally in traditional storytelling across other cultures, but it is rare.
This book shares a different perspective than the male, white and middle-class view of the world.
A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN BY MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft is a classic book that is a must-read text. One of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. She argues that women's education ought to match their position in society. Wollstonecraft maintains that women are human beings deserving of the same fundamental rights as men. One of Wollstonecraft's central arguments in the Rights of Woman is that women should be educated in a rational manner to give them the opportunity to contribute to society.