Women, Race, and Class (1981)

Very interesting! ( )

El presente libro trata de desvelar las causas que llevaron a que las reivindicaciones de las mujeres negras fueran sistemáticamente invisibilizadas a pesar del potencial revolucionario que encerraba un movimiento semejante. En sus distintos capítulos, Angela Y. Davis ofrece un análisis riguroso y esclarecedor que no sólo pone de manifiesto las estrategias de lucha de las mujeres negras, sino los problemas de composición de las diferencias que siguen desgarrando los movimientos políticos actuales.

(i need to re-read this) ( )

An early "bible" of sorts for me when I was just starting to expand my thinking on ... well ... women, race, and class. ( )

Important book to read. In light of the 2016 election the concept of "intersectionality" is still a highly relevant topic. Davis looks at how race, class and gender has affected feminism in US history. These essays look at women, men and their roles they play and how quite often the struggle has often left behind particular groups (and often people who are part of more than one of these groups).
 
That's basically the book. It's worth reading, although I'll have to admit, I found this to be a struggle. I don't like collections of essays, even though the topic was interesting and I learned a lot (and found many parts of the text highly relevant to recent events and events in history). The book was also published in the early 80's and I'd love to see an update.
 
That said, it's still highly relevant and it's definitely a text that should be read a lot more widely. I'm not sure if I really got as much as I really should have out of it but that's definitely a reflection of me and not on the text. I'm glad I read it and reminds me I should really learn more.
 
I bought it but in retrospect it would have been better to borrow it from the library. For certain readers though, this would have be a good book to have as a reference. ( )