Women, Race & Class

Ever wondered why the fight for women's rights hasn't always included all women? Get ready to uncover the uncomfortable truths about how the movements for abolition, women's suffrage, and Black liberation often worked against each other, leaving Black women behind. You'll explore the hidden history of how race and class were used to divide women and weaken their collective power. This summary reveals the critical, often-ignored stories of the women who fought on multiple fronts, offering essential lessons for building truly inclusive movements today.

Angela Y. Davis is a world-renowned scholar, activist, and public intellectual whose work has profoundly shaped contemporary discussions on feminism, race, and the prison-industrial complex. As a political activist with the Communist Party USA and the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and 70s, her lived experiences of struggle and resistance directly informed her groundbreaking analysis. This unique synthesis of rigorous academic inquiry and frontline activism gave her the critical perspective necessary to write this foundational text on the interwoven histories of oppression.