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Summary: Feminist Movement
Review: "Women, Race and Class" is a masterpiece on feminism, anti-racism, and all round social activism. Prof. Davis is a genius as a social activist, feminist and most importantly as an intellectual who philosophizes with a deep and complex understanding of society, of America. The fact that, the feminist movement is not a one-dimensional act is reflected, clearly analyzed and honestly proved by Davis. And of course there should be no doubt about her credibility. You can easily understand that, not only did she spent dedicated years studying, but she herself experienced America's mistreatment and bias towards black women to the core... P>Read the book.
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Summary: Feminist Movement
Review: If you are concerned about thedirection of the feminist movementin this country then, by all means add this book to your collection. Angela Davis is without equals in terms of herwriting. She examines the exploitation of the black womantracing the oppression back toslavery. If you havent already becomefamiliar with the writings ofAngela Davis. She is last greaticon of the black liberationmovement.
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Summary: I love this book about how US feminist movement
Review: is tainted by racism and classism as well as their alliance with the white elite in oppressing many different peoples at different time periods up to today. I recommended the book to those who want to know about the racist/classist origins of the feminist movement.
Don't get me wrong, I'm just as concerned about the plight of women as the next person, but the truth needs to get out.
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Summary: Get this book!
Review: Just a perfect book. So informative and well-organized. Read it now!
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Summary: A fascinating look at the women's movement
Review: This book, or at least excerpts from it, should be a must read for everyone. Davis presents a side of the suffragette movement, the first wave of feminism, that many people will never be aware of--the conflict between women's rights and African American rights, and the underlying racism of the movement spearheaded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Davis then effectively juxtaposes the first wave of feminism with the second wave of feminism in the 1960-70's to show the correlation between the two movements. In both cases, the fight for African American rights took prescedence over the rights of women. While during the first wave of feminism, black women were ignored by the suffragettes, during the second wave of feminism, black women were faced with the choice of going forward in a women's movement that, once again, didn't really include them, or supporting the rights of African Americans as a race. A difficult choice. Davis clearly elucidates the failings of the both waves of feminism to include ALL women and shows how necessary it is for women, regardless of race, to work together.
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Summary: A fascinating look at the women's movement
Review: This book, or at least excerpts from it, should be a must read for everyone. Davis presents a side of the suffragette movement, the first wave of feminism, that many people will never be aware of--the conflict between women's rights and African American rights, and the underlying racism of the movement spearheaded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Davis then effectively juxtaposes the first wave of feminism with the second wave of feminism in the 1960-70's to show the correlation between the two movements. In both cases, the fight for African American rights took prescedence over the rights of women. While during the first wave of feminism, black women were ignored by the suffragettes, during the second wave of feminism, black women were faced with the choice of going forward in a women's movement that, once again, didn't really include them, or supporting the rights of African Americans as a race. A difficult choice. Davis clearly elucidates the failings of the both waves of feminism to include ALL women and shows how necessary it is for women, regardless of race, to work together.
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