Women, Race & Class
von Angela Y. Davis
From one of our most important scholars and civil rights activist icon, a powerful study of the women’s liberation movement and the tangled knot of oppression facing Black women.“Angela Davis is herself a woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard.”—The New York TimesAngela Davis provides a powerful history of the social and political influence of whiteness and elitism in feminism, from abolitionist days to the present, and demonstrates how the racist and classist biases of its leaders inevitably hampered any collective ambitions. While Black women were aided by some activists like Sarah and Angelina Grimke and the suffrage cause found unwavering support in Frederick Douglass, many women played on the fears of white supremacists for political gain rather than take an intersectional approach to liberation. Here, Davis not only contextualizes the legacy and pitfalls of civil and women’s rights activists, but also discusses Communist women, the murder of Emmitt Till, and Margaret Sanger’s racism. Davis shows readers how the inequalities between Black and white women influence the contemporary issues of rape, reproductive freedom, housework and child care in this bold and indispensable work.
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Women, Race & Class
von Angela Y. Davis
From one of our most important scholars and civil rights activist icon, a powerful study of the women’s liberation movement and the tangled knot of oppression facing Black women.“Angela Davis is herself a woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard.”—The New York TimesAngela Davis provides a powerful history of the social and political influence of whiteness and elitism in feminism, from abolitionist days to the present, and demonstrates how the racist and classist biases of its leaders inevitably hampered any collective ambitions. While Black women were aided by some activists like Sarah and Angelina Grimke and the suffrage cause found unwavering support in Frederick Douglass, many women played on the fears of white supremacists for political gain rather than take an intersectional approach to liberation. Here, Davis not only contextualizes the legacy and pitfalls of civil and women’s rights activists, but also discusses Communist women, the murder of Emmitt Till, and Margaret Sanger’s racism. Davis shows readers how the inequalities between Black and white women influence the contemporary issues of rape, reproductive freedom, housework and child care in this bold and indispensable work.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(3)
Rezension von LeonieWow, ich habe noch nie so lange an einem Buch gelesen, ohne es abzubrechen. Den Inhalt möchte ich gar nicht bewerten. Es ist offensichtlich sehr wichtig, sich mit Intersektionalität auseinanderzusetzen. Ich habe viel gelernt und konnte/musste auch Kritik an meinem eigenen Feminismus üben. Zur Leseerfahrung: Davis schreibt sehr klar und bildlich und trotzdem wissenschaftlich. Das Buch ist nicht einfach viel Meinung. Es sind klare Argumentationen mit Quellen. Und sie schreibt auch einfach gut. (Die wichtigsten Sätze sind bspw. oft der Anfang und das Ende eines Absatzes, sodass man auch gut wieder Anschluss findet.) Ich habe versucht, die 13 Kapitel jeweils am Stück zu lesen, zwischen den Kapiteln hatte ich aber immer große Lücken. Manche haben sich echt gezogen und ich habe alle Jahreszahlen und Namen durcheinandergeworfen. Die Kapitel 1, 4, 10, 11, 12 und 13 haben mir am besten gefallen. Ich glaube, man kann sie auch gut für sich lesen, ohne den Rest des Buchs. 1) The legacy of slavery: standards for a new womanhood 4) racism in the woman suffrage movement 10) cpmmunist women 11) Rape, racism and the myth of the black rapist 12) racism, birth control and reproductive rights 13) the approaching obsolescence of housework: a working-class perspective Danke Vera, für das Wichtelgeschenk – das hast du wirklich passend ausgesucht! Leseempfehlung!
Rezension von valentinoYet another fantastic piece of writing by Davis. A very insightful, interesting and informative exploration of intersectionality in regard to women’s struggle for equality amidst slavery, the women’s suffrage movement, class differences, racism and exploitation. I feel like I learned so much whilst reading this, both about individual women and their achievements but also about the progress and development of ideas and how racist biases, for example, hurt a movement so much.And also about historical facts and circumstances, of course. And ultimately, it really drives home how important intersectionality really is. 4.5/5
Rezension von Monika One of the most important non-fiction books you'll read.