Skip Nav
Rated #1 Women's Box
Shop Must Have!
Love It. Save Your Favorites Now.
25 Empowering Books Every Strong, Badass Latina Boss Lady Should Read
Authentic Mexican Recipes
Recipes
260 Mexican Recipes You Need to Master
Curly Hair Problems | Latina
Hair
15 Things That Will Make Sense If You Are a Latina With Curly Hair
Manolo Gonzalez Vergara Hispanic Heritage Month Essay
Sofía Vergara
What Being Latino Means to Me: It's Like We're the Same, But Different, But Still the Same
View On One Page
ADVERTISEMENT ()
Start Slideshow

We are strong Latinas, hear us roar! Some of the most inspiring insight into empowerment, womanhood, and strength comes from the pages of authors like Esmeralda Santiago, Isabel Allende, Julia Alvarez, and many, many more. Whether the authors are Latina, black, white, purple, yellow, or somewhere in between, these 25 reads by female authors will have you feeling proud to be a woman and Latina — and maybe even push you to finally lean in. Keep scrolling to see our picks, then check out 10 powerful quotes you'll want to Pin immediately.

In the Time of the Butterflies
The House on Mango Street
Bad Feminist
A Cup of Water Under My Bed
Dreaming in Cuban
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Caramelo
The Ladies of Managua
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
We Should All Be Feminists
The Dirty Girls Social Club
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
The Feminine Mystique
When I Was Puerto Rican
Almost a Woman
The House of Spirits
Paula
My Beloved World
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
The Book of Unknown Americans
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist
Like Water For Chocolate
How to Be a Chicana Role Model
The Feminist and the Cowboy: An Unlikely Love Story
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
Start Slideshow
Join the conversation
From Our Partners
Sexiest Books Out in June 2018
Books
14 Steamy Romances to Kick Off Your Summer
by Lisa Renee Jones
Best Summer YA Books 2018
Summer
10 Exciting Summer YA Book Releases
by She Reads
Movies Like Harry Potter
Harry Potter
12 Movies That Potterheads Will Adore
by Stacey Nguyen
Books That Teach Kids About Consent
Little Kids
6 Illuminating Books to Teach Children About Consent
by Megan Hippler
Children's Books About Culture
Little Kids
5 Books That Will Teach Your Children About Cultures From Around the World
by Jacquelene Amoquandoh
Children's Books With Strong Female Characters
Parenting
7 Books With Strong Female Characters That Will Inspire Your Daughter to Change the World
by Angela Anagnost-Repke
Amazon Lord of the Rings TV Series Details
Books
Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Is Already Shaping Up to Be an EPIC Affair
by Ryan Roschke
Manolo Gonzalez Vergara Hispanic Heritage Month Essay
Sofía Vergara
What Being Latino Means to Me: It's Like We're the Same, But Different, But Still the Same
by Manolo Vergara
Why There's No Such Thing as Latina Skin and Hair
Latina Living
Why There's No Such Thing as Latina Skin and Latina Hair Color
by Vivian Nunez
What It's Like to Be a White Latina
Latina Living
Being a White Latina Protects Me From Discrimination — But I'm Not Hiding
by María José Ovalle
What It's Like to Be in Therapy When You're Latina
Latina Living
I'm Latina and Go to Therapy — Here's How I Live With Both
by Vivian Nunez
Connecting With Latinx Culture in America
Latina Living
How I Learned to Connect to My Latina Culture
by Emilia Benton
From Our Partners
Latest Latina
We're Hiring! Write For Us About Us Advertising Contact FAQ Archives
Power Your Happy Beauty by POPSUGAR POPSUGAR Must Have POPSUGAR Insights
Terms Privacy Policy
©2018 PopSugar • POPSUGAR Living
All the Latest From Ryan Reynolds