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From previous discussions:
By wave:
Mary Wollstonecraft; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
J. S. and Harriet Taylor Mill; The Subjection of Women
(Second wave) Simone de Beauvoir; The Second Sex
(Second wave) Betty Friedan; The Feminine Mystique
(Third wave) bell hooks; Ain't I a Woman?
(Third wave) bell hooks; Feminist Theory
(Third wave) This Bridge Called My Back
By subject:
Law:
What is Feminism
Intro to 'Schools' of Feminist Thought
Post-structural / post-modern
The Laugh of the Medusa, Helene Cixous
Speculum of the Other Woman, Irigaray
Powers of Horror, Kristeva
General overview of feminist theory in the west:
The Feminist Mystique Betty Friedan
Sister/Outsider Audrey Lords
Feminist Theory, Bell Hooks
Borderlands, Gloria Anzaldua
No Logo, Naomi Klein
LGBT:
Gender Trouble, Judith Butler
Bodies That Matter, Judith Butler
Postcolonial
Under Western Eyes, Chandra Talpade Mohanty (PDF)
International/Transnational feminist topics:
Gloria Anzaldua- Borderlands
Chandra Mohanty- Feminism Without Borders and Under Western Eyes
Sociology works:
Resisting Vulnerability: The Social Reconstruction of Gender in Interaction JOCELYN A. HOLLANDER
Some Effects of Proportions on Group Life: Skewed Sex Ratios and Responses to Token Women Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The Retoric and Reality of “Opting Out” Pamela Stone
Literature
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margret Atwood
Other works:
Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir
Feminism is for Everybody, Bell Hooks
Full Frontal Feminism
The Politics of Reality, Marilyn Frye,
No Turning Back, by Estelle Freedman
Reclaiming the F Word by Catherine Redfern
The Equality Illusion by Kat Banyard
The Guy's Guide to Feminism, Michael Kaufman
The Purity Myth, Jessica Valenti
Backlash, Susan Faludi
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Introductory articles**
Why Women Aren't Crazy
Ted Talk: A Call to Men, by Tony Porter
What No Woman Deserves to Be Called, Yashar Ali
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Feminism But Were Afraid to Ask
"Delusions of Gender" by Cordelia Fine
"Gendered Society" by Michael Kimmel
"Click: The Moment We Knew We Were Feminists", Bitchfest
How to Be a Woman - Caitlin Moran
"Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis" by Joan Wallach Scott
The Politics of Reality, Marilyn Frye
How Two Aspiring Pornographers Turned Me Into the Ultimate F Word, by Hank Shaw
"The Macho Paradox" by Jackson Katz
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Feminism But Were Afraid to Ask
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?, by Linda Nochlin
Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates is a great collection of personal experiences, statistics, political highlights, and media influence that really show the female experience around the world.
No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women is a good primer on the history of women's rights.
Feminism Is for Everybody by Bell Hooks is another great one.
I certainly can't say I'm an expert on the subject by any means; I just know the basic aspects of each wave and how they progressed or opposed the ideals, outlook and goals of the others.
For a more comprehensive look at feminist history, I found this but perhaps someone else here (or at /r/feminism would know better what the best feminist history books are out there.