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• Women, Race & Class

  Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-

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  A foundational text for the field of study that produced many of the titles on this list, this is "A powerful study of the women's liberation movement in the U.S., from abolitionist days to the present, that demonstrates how it has always been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ain't I a Woman

  Black Women and Feminism

  hooks, bell, 1952-2021,

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  "A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of Black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on Black women during slavery, the devaluation of Back womanhood, Black male…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Portable Feminist Reader

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  This anthology includes scholarly writing, personal essays and poetry, and Roxanne Gay "provides context for writings on multicultural perspectives, ecofeminism, feminism and disability, feminist labor, gender perspectives, Black feminism, and more."

• Hood Feminism

  Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot

  Kendall, Mikki,

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  "In this collection of essays, Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement... How can we stand in solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others?"

• Against White Feminism

  Notes on Disruption

  Zakaria, Rafia, 1978-

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  "A radically inclusive, intersectional, and transnational approach to the fight for women's rights."

• #Sayhername

  Black Women's Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence

  Crenshaw, Kimberlé

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  From the scholar who originated the term "intersectionality," #Sayhername is "a powerful story of Black feminist practice, community-building, enablement, and Black feminist reckoning."

• The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf

  on the Myth of LGBTQ+ Solidarity

  Story, Kaila Adia, 1980-

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  "Gender and sexuality studies scholar Story debuts with a sharp critique of racism, misogyny, and transphobia in the LGBTQ+ community."

• Unapologetic

  a Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

  Carruthers, Charlene A., 1985-

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  "Part testimony and part activist's toolbox with snippets of Carruthers's personal history sprinkled throughout."

• White Tears/brown Scars

  How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

  Hamad, Ruby

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  "Taking us from the slave era, when white women fought in court to keep 'ownership' of their slaves, through the centuries of colonialism, when they offered a soft face for brutal tactics, to the modern workplace, White Tears/Brown Scars tells a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Women Taught Us

  An Intimate History of Black Feminism

  Jackson, Jenn M.,

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  "A love letter to those who have been minimized and forgotten, this collection repositions Black women's intellectual and political work at the center of today's liberation movements."

• The Trouble With White Women

  a Counterhistory of Feminism

  Schuller, Kyla, 1977-

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  "From suffragettes to sexuality, feminist history is often told as a narrative of women united in the fight against patriarchy. But there have always been limits and fault lines in the feminist movements that centered white women's rights at the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Feminism

  From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind

  Beck, Koa,

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  Defining white feminism as "a specific way of viewing gender equality that is anchored in the accumulation of individual power rather than the redistribution of it," Koa critiques mainstream feminism in history and the modern context.

• All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave

  Black Women's Studies

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  These essays examine "the history and position of Black women in America, discussing such topics as racism, Black feminism, and Black women's literature."

• Nonwhite and Woman

  131 Micro Essays on Being in the World

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  "In 300 words or less, these true stories speak to otherness, familial relationships, impossible beauty standards, ancestral heritage, coming of age, and owning one's place in the world."

• Eloquent Rage

  a Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

  Cooper, Brittney C., 1980-

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  "Deftly blending the conversational tone of a memoir with pointed critique, Cooper offers a comprehensive and accessible analysis of topics from the Bible to pop music to U.S. politics past and present. Searing insights regarding toxic neoliberal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• De Facto Feminism

  Essays Straight Outta Oakland

  Juanita, Judy

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  A picture of "activism and feminism as they play out in one writer's political, artistic and spiritual life," from her childhood in 1950s Oakland, California, to her time in the Black Panther Party, to her coming of age as an artist."

• Black and Female

  Essays

  Dangarembga, Tsitsi

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  "Tsitsi Dangarembga examines the legacy of imperialism on her own life and on every aspect of black embodied African life. This paradigm-shifting essay collection weaves the personal and political in an illuminating exploration of race and gender."

• Don't Let It Get You Down

  Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body

  Trepczynski, Savala N.,

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  In this "mix of cultural criticism and thoughtful personal writing... Nolan ponders her 'perpetual, prismatic, in-betweenness around race and class' in her deeply personal debut collection."

• Bad Fat Black Girl

  Notes From a Trap Feminist

  Bowen, Sesali,

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  "Weaving together searing personal essay and cultural commentary, Bowen interrogates sexism, fatphobia, and capitalism all within the context of race and hip-hop."

• Shared Sisterhood

  How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work

  Opie, Tina,

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  A toolkit for allyship, solidarity, and collective action in the workplace to advance equity for all women, particularly those with other marginalized identities. "Most advice for women encourages individuals to speak up, be assertive, or lean…Read moreRead more of this annotation