Women, Race and Class - Angela Davis

​Join the "Difficult Women" book club discussion on December 4th!

​If you are interested in getting a copy of the book last minute, our host bookstore, ivallan's Second-Hand & Exceptional Books, will be happy to order one for you. Visit them in person or let us know via WhatsApp and we'll help.

See below for details about the book:

Pages: 271
Release year: 1981
Country: USA
Genre: Nonfiction, Feminism, Politics

Synopsis: "Angela 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.”

Content Warning: This book contains themes of racism, slavery, rape.