Women, Race & Class
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Summary
Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices， this groundbreaking history of race， gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative view of female struggles for liberation。
Tracing the intertwined histories of the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements， Davis examines the racism and class prejudice inherent in so much of white feminism， and in doing so brings to light new pioneering heroines， from field slaves to mill workers， who fought back and refused to accept the lives into which they were born。
'The power of her historical insights and the sweetness of her dream cannot be denied' The New York Times
Tracing the intertwined histories of the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements， Davis examines the racism and class prejudice inherent in so much of white feminism， and in doing so brings to light new pioneering heroines， from field slaves to mill workers， who fought back and refused to accept the lives into which they were born。
'The power of her historical insights and the sweetness of her dream cannot be denied' The New York Times
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this is like， indispensible
Okra Book Club
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okra book club gives this book 3。5 starsThis is a necessary read for anyone who wants to know why we NEED intersectional feminism。 It highlights the many labours of black women during slavery i。e manual， domestic and reproductive labour。 As well as exploring the exclusionary roots of white Feminism （Seneca falls convention） and the explict discrimination black feminist experince/d in Mainstream feminism。Disliked This book should come with a TRIGGER WARNING， it's a very traumatic read if you are Okra book club gives this book 3。5 starsThis is a necessary read for anyone who wants to know why we NEED intersectional feminism。 It highlights the many labours of black women during slavery i。e manual， domestic and reproductive labour。 As well as exploring the exclusionary roots of white Feminism （Seneca falls convention） and the explict discrimination black feminist experince/d in Mainstream feminism。Disliked This book should come with a TRIGGER WARNING， it's a very traumatic read if you are a black woman。 We were also disappointed that the majority of the book focused on the evil deeds of White feminists history instead of positive black history。 For example， the chapter focused on black women and communism included two white women， Anita Whitney and Ella Reeve Bloor and failed to highlight some key black women。 This informed our future reading choices i。e we decentered Whiteness and centred WOC narratives in our book choices。Engagement for Okra book cub sessionEncouraged a lot of engagement as we were able to draw many historical parallels to our current climate and also able to identify why WOC ONly spaces are needed。 。。。more
Caitlyn
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It's remarkable to read a book that was written during Apartheid in South Africa and published several years before Dr。 Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality and have it still feel so relevant to today's understanding of feminism in the U。S。 Angela Davis takes the reader through the origins of feminist movement， starting with slavery and how this eventually led to a white feminism and black feminism。 There is a painstaking amount of research in this book to reveal the true history It's remarkable to read a book that was written during Apartheid in South Africa and published several years before Dr。 Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality and have it still feel so relevant to today's understanding of feminism in the U。S。 Angela Davis takes the reader through the origins of feminist movement， starting with slavery and how this eventually led to a white feminism and black feminism。 There is a painstaking amount of research in this book to reveal the true history of abolition， suffragettes and second wave feminism。 。。。more
Andrea
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An absolute must-read
Chelsea Warne
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The single most important read about American history。
Angel 一匹狼
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"Women， Race & Class" is one of those books that takes on a halo of untouchability along the years since their publication， their impact sometimes more relevant than the book's contents per se。 Because whenever you talk about the topics on the title of this book， Davis' name comes up， be it in academia， be it in public conversation。And yes， the book is interesting， and back when it was published， it may have brought to light （or put into focus） many topics， situations， discriminations and behavi "Women， Race & Class" is one of those books that takes on a halo of untouchability along the years since their publication， their impact sometimes more relevant than the book's contents per se。 Because whenever you talk about the topics on the title of this book， Davis' name comes up， be it in academia， be it in public conversation。And yes， the book is interesting， and back when it was published， it may have brought to light （or put into focus） many topics， situations， discriminations and behaviors that might had been overlooked （on purpose or by ignorance） till then。 But nowadays it feels like a well trodden path， and little of it feels， cough cough， enlightening。 That doesn't mean it is not interesting to read， no， but sometimes it will leave a 2021 reader with a being there read that feeling。 It doesn't help that Davis repeats herself quite a lot， going over and over some points instead of broadening the focus， criticism， etc。Read it， but don't be disappointed if what you read feels overly familiar。The best: this kind of books are always interesting and， yes， necessaryThe worst: Sometimes it feels like a list of events with little to no critical analysis of them; some of the analysis seems， after many years of liberal capitalism， naïveFurther reading: again， Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw， Virgina Woolf， Frantz Fanon， Cynthia Enloe， Foucault。。。 the list is probably endless6。5/10（English; original） 。。。more
isabelle
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a angela é essencial demais
zahra
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An incredibly well written book。 I learnt some much from it， principles and facts I know will really stick with me。 The way that Davis looks at the women's liberation movement and its many weaknesses is so enlightening。 Her work really taught me a lot about the harmful effects of capitalism on the black community during in the late 19th century and early 20th century。 An incredibly well written book。 I learnt some much from it， principles and facts I know will really stick with me。 The way that Davis looks at the women's liberation movement and its many weaknesses is so enlightening。 Her work really taught me a lot about the harmful effects of capitalism on the black community during in the late 19th century and early 20th century。 。。。more
Lara Grasso
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i think this is definitely an important book for those who are interested in intersectionality and black woman's part in feminism/womanism。 the book is an easy read and is very logically built。 as a white woman i learned a lot from this about the origins of feminism: where it went wrong and how we can adjust it now。 i recommend！ i think this is definitely an important book for those who are interested in intersectionality and black woman's part in feminism/womanism。 the book is an easy read and is very logically built。 as a white woman i learned a lot from this about the origins of feminism: where it went wrong and how we can adjust it now。 i recommend！ 。。。more
Angela
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4，5⭐
Cindy
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Oh Angela 。 。 。 thank you for taking my hand and guiding me from one horrible part of America's history to another - dotting the lines and then following them with clarity and conscious， showing the connections between slavery and jim crow; shining your light so we can all see the ways the women's movement abandoned intersectionality and embraced racism， all in the hopes of luring racist southern women into their fold - something that to this day， still has not happened。 And running your brillia Oh Angela 。 。 。 thank you for taking my hand and guiding me from one horrible part of America's history to another - dotting the lines and then following them with clarity and conscious， showing the connections between slavery and jim crow; shining your light so we can all see the ways the women's movement abandoned intersectionality and embraced racism， all in the hopes of luring racist southern women into their fold - something that to this day， still has not happened。 And running your brilliant highlighter on capitalism throughout our history。 Capitalism - the enemy of working people， regardless of color or sex， and bearing hundreds of years of expertise in making sure that every tool capitalists possess - racism， sexism， classism， and the most important: fear of 'others' - every tool used to it's fullest to keep us all down and capitalists up。 Thanks Angela。 It's been 40 years since this book was published， and every single point Angela makes is still relevant today。 Until we all are free， none of us are free。 。。。more
Spencer Johnston
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Essential reading in understanding the problems associated with liberal feminism and and the advancement of working class women in the 21st century。
Peter Hillebrand
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This was dense！！Favorite Quotes:"As a rule， white abolitionists either defended the industrial capitalists or expressed no conscious class loyalty at all。 This unquestioning acceptance of the capitalist economic system was evident in the program of the women’s rights movement as well。 If most abolitionists viewed slavery as a nasty blemish which needed to be eliminated， most women’s righters viewed male supremacy in a similar manner—as an immoral flaw in their otherwise acceptable society。""If， This was dense！！Favorite Quotes:"As a rule， white abolitionists either defended the industrial capitalists or expressed no conscious class loyalty at all。 This unquestioning acceptance of the capitalist economic system was evident in the program of the women’s rights movement as well。 If most abolitionists viewed slavery as a nasty blemish which needed to be eliminated， most women’s righters viewed male supremacy in a similar manner—as an immoral flaw in their otherwise acceptable society。""If， as Karl Marx said， “labor in a white skin can never be free as long as labor in a black skin is branded，” it was also true， as Angelina Grimke lucidly insisted， that the democratic struggles of the times—especially the fight for women’s equality—could be most effectively waged in association with the struggle for Black Liberation。""In Anthony’s eyes， “（T）he most odious oligarchy ever established on the face of the globe”15 was the rule of men over women。""While their men’s sexist behavior definitely needed to be challenged， the real enemy—their common enemy—was the boss， the capitalist， or whoever was responsible for the miserable wages and unbearable working conditions and for racist and sexist discrimination on the job。""On March 8 of that year women Socialists active on New York’s Lower East Side organized a mass demonstration in support of equal suffrage， whose anniversary continues to be observed all over the world as International Women’s Day。""It seems， in fact， that men of the capitalist class and their middle-class partners are immune to prosecution because they commit their sexual assaults with the same unchallenged authority that legitimizes their daily assaults on the labor and dignity of working people。""The employer is not concerned in the least about the way labor-power is produced and sustained， he is only concerned about its availability and its ability to generate profit。 In other words， the capitalist production process presupposes the existence of a body of exploitable workers。" 。。。more
Nia Snelling
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beyond grateful to have read this and beyond grateful for angela davis :’-） this is an essential read
Nicolas Marriott
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Endlessly compelling treatise on the importance of intersectionality。 Historical but contemporary。 Ecademic but easy to read and understand。 Enraging and inspiring。 Should make you a socialist if you're not one already。 Endlessly compelling treatise on the importance of intersectionality。 Historical but contemporary。 Ecademic but easy to read and understand。 Enraging and inspiring。 Should make you a socialist if you're not one already。 。。。more
Gilton Júnior
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Livro absolutamente incrível！ Eu amei cada página dele， aprendi muito sobre todos os assuntos que Angela Davis apresentou de forma estrondosa
http_rain
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« on pousse les femmes de couleur à se faire stériliser et l’on encourage les privilégiées à concevoir。 »
Kelli Glazebrook
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A re-read and I am astonished that Dr Davis’ words are neither dated nor obsolete。 This book should be required reading for everyone who wants to understand the history of feminism and why looking at an issue through a single lens will always fail。 The concise and incisive arguments in this book are unmatched in academic work。 Truly a foundational text。 Even though I may not always agree 100% with some of the analysis regarding women’s labor and wages， Dr Davis always gives me something to consi A re-read and I am astonished that Dr Davis’ words are neither dated nor obsolete。 This book should be required reading for everyone who wants to understand the history of feminism and why looking at an issue through a single lens will always fail。 The concise and incisive arguments in this book are unmatched in academic work。 Truly a foundational text。 Even though I may not always agree 100% with some of the analysis regarding women’s labor and wages， Dr Davis always gives me something to consider and of course her later work does illuminate her thoughts in a more concrete manner。 。。。more
Geoffrey Gross
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This is great Marxist analysis of the history of the women's movement and women's liberation in the United States and how it intersects with race and class。 This is great Marxist analysis of the history of the women's movement and women's liberation in the United States and how it intersects with race and class。 。。。more
Ginny Hanson
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Black women built this nation， Black women started the conversations at the first women's suffrage meetings， Black women started the LGBTQIA+ rights movement。 The USA owes everything to the work of Black women。 Black women built this nation， Black women started the conversations at the first women's suffrage meetings， Black women started the LGBTQIA+ rights movement。 The USA owes everything to the work of Black women。 。。。more
Sarah
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Originally a lucid criticism of exclusionary practices in the women's rights movements （especially of race， privilege， and power）， this classic black feminist text still provides some much-needed context in the canon of women's rights。 Originally a lucid criticism of exclusionary practices in the women's rights movements （especially of race， privilege， and power）， this classic black feminist text still provides some much-needed context in the canon of women's rights。 。。。more
Phil Beck
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Essential
Sanija
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This book is wonderful and offers great insights on historical events that led to contemporary issues today。 Not only does it go in depth into many historical events， but offers new perspectives and critical analyses。 Davis also emphasizes the need for intersectionality when targeting social and economic issues and the importance of unity for progression。 She makes a really great point of the wars between classes， race， and genders。 I agree with her that in order for us to fight our current issu This book is wonderful and offers great insights on historical events that led to contemporary issues today。 Not only does it go in depth into many historical events， but offers new perspectives and critical analyses。 Davis also emphasizes the need for intersectionality when targeting social and economic issues and the importance of unity for progression。 She makes a really great point of the wars between classes， race， and genders。 I agree with her that in order for us to fight our current issues， we need the support of all。 Intersectionality is the only way to overcome oppression。 The only complaint I have is the timeline of the book。 As someone who isn't American and doesn't know much American history， it was hard to accurately place the timeline of the events occurred since she kept jumping between different decades。 However， I think this book is great and a must read for every person。 。。。more
Bryce
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Davis underscores the flawed nature of the abolitionist and subsequent civil rights movements and their leaders。 We cannot build better movements without addressing the failures of previous ones。
Shira Baharin
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This is a brilliantly written and well-constructed examination of the suffragist movement in the US up until the 1970s， and its blatant exclusion of black women and the working class。 It really makes one think about how various forms of discrimination are so intertwined that the exclusion of any disadvantaged group from a political movement ends up having negative repercussions for all in the long run。
Casey Browne
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Incisive and concise， Women， Race， and Class chart the history of racial and gender oppression in America。 In lucid prose， Angela Davis breaks down how misogyny， racism， and classism have shaped the character of the nation’s social life from the Antebellum Era to the Sixties。 I really think this should be required reading for middle-class white feminists struggling to comprehend intersectionality。 A fantastic book that examines the history of the feminist movement with keen attention to the inte Incisive and concise， Women， Race， and Class chart the history of racial and gender oppression in America。 In lucid prose， Angela Davis breaks down how misogyny， racism， and classism have shaped the character of the nation’s social life from the Antebellum Era to the Sixties。 I really think this should be required reading for middle-class white feminists struggling to comprehend intersectionality。 A fantastic book that examines the history of the feminist movement with keen attention to the intersections of gender， race， and class。 The term intersectionality has become such a buzzword nowadays， often used to describe having various social identities; Kimberle Crenshaw created the term in reference to how multiple systems of oppression affect those with more than one marginalized identity。 Angela Davis honours this original conception of intersectionality by examining how the feminist movement has largely failed black women， lower-class women， lower-class black women， and women in general who fall outside of the upper to middle-class white women bubble。 Davis discusses a range of historical and feminist topics such as how the anti-rape movement excluded black women， how capitalism’s devaluing of housework has disadvantaged poor women， and reproductive rights and the cruel， forced sterilization of black women。 Though first published in 1983， this book’s themes unfortunately still apply to today， where the feminist movement still often devalues those who are not white， cisgender， upper to a middle class， educated， straight， able-bodied， and more。 Highly recommended to everyone interested in feminism， especially those of us who hold more privilege than others （so basically， everyone）。 Overall， I really am glad I *finally* got around to reading this。 The book examines the history of the feminist movement in the United States with an eye towards the ways in which the movement fell short on meeting the needs of women who had other marginalized identities。 I personally knew some of this history but not all and as Davis mentions it's crucial to grapple with the historic actions of movements when trying to address why certain people choose not to engage in those movements。 I also think most people don't have a good understanding of what intersectionality means necessarily and have a tendency to reduce it down to being about who is "more oppressed"。 I think the book could do a good job of helping one develop a more nuanced understanding of intersectionality as the ways in which different identities intersect create different needs and experiences， which need to be addressed individually。 This was 4。5 stars for me and I would totally recommend it to others who want to learn more about feminism or those trying to cultivate a better political analysis around women's liberation and the way it intersects with other movements。 。。。more
João Victor
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finalmente li essa obra prima que é uma excelente análise sobre a história do feminismo negro norte americano e as lutas travadas por ele， mas que também serve de análise crítica para o feminismo internacional。 o livro acompanha o que é ser uma mulher negra na sociedade estadunidense desde o auge da escravidão， e traça todos as disputas externas e internas do feminismo pelos direitos das mulheres （e principalmente pelos direitos das mulheres negras） em âmbitos do trabalho， família e indivíduo。o finalmente li essa obra prima que é uma excelente análise sobre a história do feminismo negro norte americano e as lutas travadas por ele， mas que também serve de análise crítica para o feminismo internacional。 o livro acompanha o que é ser uma mulher negra na sociedade estadunidense desde o auge da escravidão， e traça todos as disputas externas e internas do feminismo pelos direitos das mulheres （e principalmente pelos direitos das mulheres negras） em âmbitos do trabalho， família e indivíduo。o maior ensinamento desse livro é que para acabar com a opressão capitalista e conseguir mudanças reais na sociedade， devemos sempre pensar nossos objetivos em termos de raça， classe e gênero。 。。。more
Alex Smith
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This was an exceptionally educational， and at times emotional， read for me。 The simple title reflects the clarity of the contents: this is about women， race， class， and， crucially， how they intersect。 Angela Davis powerfully documents and analyses slavery， segregation， the women’s suffrage movement， rape， reproductive rights， and housework in the United States。 Her writing is readable without sacrificing depth， her research comprehensive， and her commentary perceptive in ways that， despite this This was an exceptionally educational， and at times emotional， read for me。 The simple title reflects the clarity of the contents: this is about women， race， class， and， crucially， how they intersect。 Angela Davis powerfully documents and analyses slavery， segregation， the women’s suffrage movement， rape， reproductive rights， and housework in the United States。 Her writing is readable without sacrificing depth， her research comprehensive， and her commentary perceptive in ways that， despite this first being published forty years ago， are absolutely still relevant and important today。 As a rule， white abolitionists either defended the industrial capitalists or expressed no conscious class loyalty at all。 This unquestioning acceptance of the capitalist economic system was evident in the program of the women’s rights movement as well。 If most abolitionists viewed slavery as a nasty blemish which needed to be eliminated， most women’s righters viewed male supremacy in a similar manner - as an immoral flaw in their otherwise acceptable society。 The leaders of the women’s rights movement did not suspect that the enslavement of Black people in the South， the economic exploitation of Northern workers and the social oppression of women might be systematically related。 。。。more
Liliana
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Angela Davis è in grado di spiegare come le discriminazioni di razza， sesso e classe siano concatenate tra loro e come l'esclusione di una categoria di persone abbia ripercussione anche su altri tipi di discriminazione。 I mostri generati dalla nostra cultura per giustificare la supremazia dell'uomo （non donna） bianco sono difficili da estirpare， ma attraverso la conoscenza e l'estraniamento dalla logica imperante viene aperto uno spiraglio su possibili nuovi orizzonti sociali。 Angela Davis è in grado di spiegare come le discriminazioni di razza， sesso e classe siano concatenate tra loro e come l'esclusione di una categoria di persone abbia ripercussione anche su altri tipi di discriminazione。 I mostri generati dalla nostra cultura per giustificare la supremazia dell'uomo （non donna） bianco sono difficili da estirpare， ma attraverso la conoscenza e l'estraniamento dalla logica imperante viene aperto uno spiraglio su possibili nuovi orizzonti sociali。 。。。more
Paige
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It's easy to forget that this book originally came out decades ago， because everything in it is still so relevant to today。 It's easy to forget that this book originally came out decades ago， because everything in it is still so relevant to today。 。。。more
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