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25 Empowering Books Every Strong, Badass Latina Boss Lady Should Read

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25 Empowering Books Every Strong, Badass Latina Boss Lady Should Read

March 4, 2019 by Arianna Davis

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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.

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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

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