Books like Women, art, and society

Women, art, and society by Whitney Chadwick reads as academic, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The invention of women

Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí · 1997

Both explore gender & feminism

84% genome match

War plays by women

Claire M. Tylee · 1999

Both explore gender & representation

83% genome match

La politique du mâle

Kate Millett · 1968

Both explore feminism & social structures

76% genome match

Culture and imperialism

Edward W. Said · 1993

Both explore identity & representation

76% genome match

Women and the war story

Miriam Cooke · 1996

Both explore gender & identity

79% genome match

Inessential Woman

Elizabeth V. Spelman · 1988

Both explore feminism & identity

76% genome match

Minor Feelings

Cathy Park Hong · 2020

Both explore identity & feminism

71% genome match

Sapphic Slashers

Lisa Duggan · 2000

Both explore gender & representation

77% genome match

The Safe Sea of Women

Bonnie Zimmerman · 1990

Both explore identity & representation

73% genome match

The object stares back

James Elkins · 1996

Both explore art history & representation

71% genome match

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson · 2015

Both explore gender & identity

69% genome match

Yearning

bell hooks · 1990

Both explore feminism & representation

70% genome match