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flowingleaves's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, and Rape
Moderate: Hate crime, Infertility, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death, Violence, Child death, and Murder
bookgirllife's review against another edition
4.5
The writing was simple but effective and very well researched, adding more substance to arguments I have always known to be true. I listened to an audiobook version alongside my ebook copy, which made it easier to focus on what was being said (but this is no reflection on the easiness of following Davis’ points, rather more to do with my own attention span). I found the structure with which she framed this book to be impactful. I was already deeply moved and invested by the first chapter, which is not always the case for me with non-fiction.
Women, Race & Class follows the history of emancipation of Black people, from slavery all the way through the Civil Rights movement and beyond, highlighting the ties of Black liberation to the women’s rights and socialism. Davis calls to attention how intrinsically all of these societal struggles are linked, and articulates the point so well. She identifies the brutality of slavery, how the fight for Black liberation, in some ways, bore the equal rights movement, and the ways in which white women have let Black people down in centring white supremacy in their demands of equality. Furthermore, Davis discusses the socioeconomic situation of Black people following the emancipation and the history of Black people, particularly Black women, in the labour rights movement. There is no way you will leave this book without something important to think about.
For me, I had never given much meaningful consideration to issues such as involuntary sterilisation and the disproportionate impact it had on people of colour, as well as the Wages for Housework movement and what it would mean for homemakers before. I will certainly be doing some further reading on those topics at some stage. I think it is important to consume literature that challenges the way you think or what you have given thought to. It is through such experiences that we grow as human beings and gain a better understanding of the world we live and how it ended up the way it did.
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Rape
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Child death and Abortion
justinareads's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
bestamericangirl1's review
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Abortion, and Xenophobia
jaytaim's review
4.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Rape
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism
lauraspeechly's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia
kirsto's review
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
kashby's review
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Abortion and Miscarriage
scarafaggy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Xenophobia
readandfindout's review
4.25
Themes: 4.5 stars
Knowledge/perspective: 5 stars
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Violence