Alia E. Dastagir

Ask any women's advocate who should be on an intersectional feminist reading list, and the answer is surely "bell hooks." In 'Feminism is for Everybody,' the prolific writer makes an accessible case for how feminism can change all of our lives.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an acclaimed author, style icon and celebrated feminist. Her feminist manifest is required reading for anyone concerned with women's rights.

Roxane Gay is an outspoken feminist writer who says people can be messy, contradictory, wildly imperfect and still feminists.

The idea of "intersectionality" has been around for ages, but we didn't get the term until American civil rights advocate and feminist legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw coined it.

"The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence."

"Issues of race, gender, and class inequality that affect black women's lives in America point to problems embedded in the fabric of the nation."

This book is a collection of essays which "tackles life stuck between loving hip hop and ratchet culture while hating patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism."

A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Audre Lorde is a feminist legend. 'Sister Outsider' is a collection of her essential essays and speeches.

Trans-activist Janet Mock's memoir connects her personal story to the greater struggle for transgender justice.

"If and when a historian sets the record straight on the experiences of enslaved Black women, she (or he) will have performed an inestimable service."