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kenzierobyn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Murder
Minor: Abortion
jaiari12's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism and Domestic abuse
ynit_g's review against another edition
4.5
The warnings of discussion of rape are no joke and definitely were kinda triggering despite knowing a lot of this history
Chapter 12 also seems as an important note during these times
The last chapter did feel off to me for the ending of the book
A good read was recommended by another black person so glad I listened to them, knowing a lot of history but reading some new quotes and info got me riled up (mostly because of racism obviously)
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Slavery
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Abortion
dalmavatai's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
basicbookstagrammer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, and Classism
Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Murder
thevampiremars's review against another edition
4.5
This book is over forty years old now, yet it remains infuriatingly relevant. It’s powerful and incisive – I would recommend reading it if you haven’t already. I can see why Angela Davis is such a celebrated writer, and I’m eager to read her other famous book, Are Prisons Obsolete?, when I get the chance.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
flowingleaves's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion, and Murder
bookgirllife's review
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, Rape, and Slavery
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexism
Minor: Child death and Abortion
aelunny's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting
bestamericangirl1's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Abortion