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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

91 reviews

s3lin's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Miscarriage and Slavery

rorikae's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

'Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That A Movement Forget' by Mikki Kendall is a great overview of some of the aspects of feminism that are often overlooked and ignored by mainstream feminism. Kendall spends each chapter unpacking something that has been overlooked by feminism but that is a crucial piece in supporting every woman. Chapters discuss poverty, housing, reproductive justice, hunger, and more. Kendall builds on each chapter to create a great introduction to how we need to look beyond what mainstream feminism professes if we want to truly support communities. 
I think this is a great starting point for someone who is interested in expanding their view of feminism from what is portrayed in mainstream circles to what actually brings about support and care for communities. Kendall weaves her own experiences in with larger lessons that are both accessible and informative. I had expected the book to expand a bit more on each topic but with the breadth of what Kendall discusses I now understand that that would have made the book too long. Instead, I will be using this as a starting point to look for other books that tackle each of the supporting sections in turn. I highly recommend this book, whether you are just starting to tackle the problems with mainstream feminism or someone who has already read more about this subject. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism

mariangrimp's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, and Abortion

whitej18's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Abandonment

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

epinyan's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Racism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Police brutality

Minor: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

adrianajimenez's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

one of the best feminist books i've read so far for sure. concepts and ideas were explained wonderfully and even though i was already familiar with what was talked about in this book, i was still able to form deeper thoughts about them and feel like i was learning. honestly, it's just such a great read whether you are knowledgeable in the subject or not, so i definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

meghanelizabeth's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Abortion

aguattery's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is a great introductory book to intersectional feminism. These essays are a nice mix of anecdotes, current events, and facts. The author is vulnerable and honest in her writing. 

My only con with this is that some of the essays are so long and winding that the thesis becomes lost. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Abortion

jenniferpalmblad's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation