Feminist gifts for a woman who already owns a “Nevertheless She Persisted” shirt
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Be sure to visit our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide posts and our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide posts for even more fabulous gift ideas
including 50+ cool gifts for kids and teens, all under $15
A Book Order Supporting a Feminist Bookstore
Blue Eyes by Toni Morrison is a classic, but this Brooklyn bookstore will order anything for you.
Request prices, Cafe Con Libros
Give a Damn Hand-Embroidered Cashmere Beanie
Also shown at top, these made-to-order, luxury cashmere goods support some truly amazing causes.
$150, Lingua Franca
A Calendar of Sheroes
Lets forget 2020 with our eyes toward 2021 thanks to this calendar — or any other gift from artist Tina Duryea’s Sheroes portraits
Prices vary, TL Duryea
One-of-a-Kind Vintage Locket
Include a photo of her own mother, grandmother, or favorite female hero so she can always carry the inspiration with her.
$250 and up, Luna & Stella
A Trip to the Baltimore Museum of Art:
Not only do their 2020 exhibitions look incredible, but next year, they will only buy work from women artists.
Image: @baltimoremuseumofart | Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art through 1/19/20
Tickets for Generations, $10 + free General Admission, Memberships start at $60, Baltimore Museum of Art
Change Maker Lipstick
Yes, the names are a bit of a gimmick. But this company puts their money where your mouth is,
donating 20% of profits to incredible orgs including Moms Demand, Legal Momentum, and Planned Parenthood.
$18, Beautiful Rights
Time’s Up Phone Case by Jenny Chang Rodriguez
Part of the Times Up collection at Society 6 featuring 12 pieces of artwork as prints, totes,
desk accessories, travel mugs and more. (Note: This design is no longer available)
$35.99, Society 6, with 20% donated to Time’s Up
Black Feminist Authors Tee
Also one of our favorite gifts for teens this year, this shirt is a part of a collaboration between Philadelphia Printworks and the open Diata, to highlight Feminist women of color.
$25, Philadelphia Printworks
Kishé Woman-Grown Coffee
To keep her going — and to keep Guatemalan women farmers and their families going, too.
$15, To The Market
Dolores Huerta Quote Weekly Planner:
(item no longer available)
Because a woman’s work is never done.
PS A visit to the National Women’s History Museum to buy one in person would be pretty sweet.
$12, National Women’s History Museum
Miss Betty’s Bad-Ass Bitch Candle
NSFW. But then again, a lot of work isn’t safe for work either.
(Dark feminist humor. Just go with it.)
$16.80, Bad Ass Candles
(corrected price)
Virginia “Wool” Socks
Designed by Fran Labuschagne for cozy feet of one’s own.
£8, Chatty Feet (with super fast shipping from the UK)
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
The much-awaited follow-up to Handmaid’s Tale.
$15.80, Amazon
but psst…also available at your local bookstore
She Series Adult Coloring Book
Our favorite fictional characters can be inspiring, too.
We love so much of Karen Hallion’s work so look around her shop.
$25, Karen Hallion Art
A Donation in Her Name to Legal Momentum:
The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund
Help support workplace equality, pregnancy workplace rights, economic empowerment, fairness in the courts
support for victims of violence or trafficking, and so much more.
Image:Shaojie
Donate at LegalMomentum.org
Resistmas Ornament Set
(item no longer available)
Merry and happy!
$14.36, Bullish Co
Becoming by Michelle Obama:
A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice
It’s the most valuable thing any of us have.
$12.27, Amazon
(But buy it locally, ideally at a woman-owned bookstore or shop)
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