| Training Women in the Martial Arts: A Special Journey | Jennifer Lawler | women in the martial arts | | goodreads.com |
| Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice | Judith L. Herman | trauma, justice, truth | | goodreads.com |
| NWMAF Conference 2023: Hind Essayegh Teaching ESD with a Trauma Informed Approach | Hind Essayegh | trauma informed , self defense , teaching | | google.com |
| Synergy 2023 Conference Booklet (pdf) | Download PDF | Synergy-Conference-2023 | | nwmaf.org |
| Her Wits About Her: Self-Defense Success Stories by Women, | Denise Caignon and Gail Groves | survival stories | | goodreads.com |
| The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence | Gavin de Becker | survival signals, fear | | goodreads.com |
| The Lioness Within: A Woman's Self-defense Survival Guide | Graciela Casillas | survival | | goodreads.com |
| Beauty Bites Beast | Ellen Snortland | self-defense, violence prevention | | goodreads.com |
| Back Off: How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers | Susan Langelan | Self-defense, sexual harassment | | goodreads.com |
| Girls Fight Back!: The College Girl's Guide to Protecting Herself | Erin Weed | self-defense, college | | goodreads.com |
| Exploding the Myth of Self-Defense | Judith Fein | self-defense, assertiveness | | goodreads.com |
| Fear Into Anger | Py Bateman | self-defense history | | goodreads.com |
| Street Smarts: A Personal Safety Guide for Women | Louise Rafkin | Self-defense | | thriftbooks.com |
| NWMAF Conference 2023: Hind Essayegh - ESD Instructor and Trainer Evaluation | Hind Essayegh | self defense , instructor evaluation | | google.com |
| Self-Defense: The Womanly Art of Self Care, Intuition, and Choice | Debbie Leung | self care, intuition, choice | | goodreads.com |
| In Defense of Ourselves: A Rape Prevention Handbook for Women | Linda Tschirhart Sanford , Ann Fetter | rape prevention, women | | goodreads.com |
| Waking Up White | Debby Irving | race | | goodreads.com |
| Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies | Pauline B. Bart, Patricia H. O'Brien | pioneering work | | goodreads.com |
| Lifelines: Women, Male Violence, and Personal Safety | Marcia Hall | personal safety, violence | | goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: Steps to Survival | Katy Mattingly | personal protection | | goodreads.com |
| Smile at Strangers | Shorn, Susan | Karate, fear, living fearlessly | | thriftbooks.com |
| A People's History of the United States | Howard Zinn | History | | goodreads.com |
| Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women’s Self-Defense | Martha McCaughey | feminism, self-defense, physical feminism | | goodreads.com |
| Abolition. Feminism. Now. | Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners, Beth Richie | Feminism | | goodreads.com |
| The Empowerment Podcast by Naga | Host - Silvia Smart | ESD, Empowerment Self Defense, self-defense, | | podbean.com |
