Feminist Press

Mistress of Herself: Speeches and Letters of Ernestine Rose, Early Women's Rights Leader (Oct., $18.95), edited by Paula Doress-Worters, rediscovers the works and life of a 19th-century reformer.

Modern Library

The Essential Feminist Reader (Sept., $17.95), edited by Estelle Freedman, contains classics of Western women's history, key texts from outside the West and more.

Seal Press

It's So You: 35 Women Write About Personal Expression Through Fashion and Style (Oct., $15.95), edited by Michelle Tea, contains essays that explore women's thoughts on fashion.