Women, Race & Class

Angela Y. Davis is one of the most recognized and respected figures of intersectional feminism (she has been called the grandmother of intersectional feminism but I don't know if she would appreciate the 'motherly' approach). "Women, Race and Class" is one of her most influential essays. In 13 chapters, Davis dissects the history of the Women's Rights Movement in the USA, emphasizing the roles of Black and working-class women in these struggles, often contradicting white, middle class, bourgeois feminism. A great starting point to learn about intersectional feminism.

Right before reading Angela Davis Race Women and Class, I had the opportunity to read a book about womanism from Patricia Hill Collins. And I feel it is in the continuity. They are both dealing with the same subject however P.H.C will be more focused on Black women and the Black Community where A.D will put the same topic into a context. From A.D view we see how the whites have impacted the Black Community (mainly Black women) emancipation. To read both is a right combo. I recommend.