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alyshadeshae's review against another edition
5.0
Every single bit of this was educational, informative, and necessary!
I picked this book on a whim because, as a white woman, I'm well aware of just how problematic white women can be. I knew in abstract that the feminist movement was problematic regarding racism due to random tidbits I've read. I knew that the person who founded Planned Parenthood, while arguably a great organization in this day and age, wanted to sterilize large groups of people that she didn't think should be allowed to reproduce.
I'm glad to have found this book.
I picked this book on a whim because, as a white woman, I'm well aware of just how problematic white women can be. I knew in abstract that the feminist movement was problematic regarding racism due to random tidbits I've read. I knew that the person who founded Planned Parenthood, while arguably a great organization in this day and age, wanted to sterilize large groups of people that she didn't think should be allowed to reproduce.
I'm glad to have found this book.
carissachristenson's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I struggled to rate this book… the information provided is extremely important and informative. I liked the was it was broken up and structured, comparing two feminists with similar (yet vastly different) goals. However, I found it very dense, and dry, and had a hard time maintaining my focus. There were a number of times I had to break each chapter into 3 or 4 chunks, putting the book down and taking breaks just to get through it. So while I appreciated the read, I did not find it to be an easy one.
tedgluxe's review
The book was informative and about important topic but for me a bit too detailed to stay focused and follow it
brittanyboston18's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
hsandorf's review
5.0
This is a great book to deconstruct white feminist thinking and identify some of the traps we fall in to. Intersectional feminism is not about token representation, it's about rebuilding structures and institutions so they serve everyone.
librarian_barbie's review
4.0
I really enjoyed reading this and learning about alternative feminist role models
caitlyn888's review against another edition
4.0
This book does a good job of sharing the counterhistory of feminism by juxtaposing the famous white women we've come to know as the trailbazers for women's rights with the women of color who were simultaneously fighting for true equality for marginalized groups (aka intersectional feminists). I was aware of some of the racist and homophobic/transphobic stances that a lot of the white feminists pushed, but this book truly highlighted the shortcomings of every major feminist wave that's been documented in the U.S. and how the women who didn't get the appropriate airtime or credit fought against that. (I also learned that Sojourner Truth didn't say "Ain't I a woman," as has been famously stated in her 1851 speech. It was inaccurately transcribed 12 years later by a white woman who wanted to make her sound more Southern and palatable to white women. Ahhhjhdkhgsh)
I guess my one critique is the title. This is one of many nonfiction books about feminism I've read that has a provocative title, and while it's accurate, I think it can turn off potential readers (like white women) who need to learn the real history. Or if you are a white woman reading it, it's difficult not to come off as you trying to be really woke. But attention-grabbing titles generate book sales, so you do you fam.
I guess my one critique is the title. This is one of many nonfiction books about feminism I've read that has a provocative title, and while it's accurate, I think it can turn off potential readers (like white women) who need to learn the real history. Or if you are a white woman reading it, it's difficult not to come off as you trying to be really woke. But attention-grabbing titles generate book sales, so you do you fam.