Women, Race & Class – Angela Y. Davis

Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis is a landmark work exploring the intersections of gender, race, and class within U.S. history and feminist movements. Davis traces the legacy of slavery, the fight for women’s suffrage, and the rise of 20th-century feminism, showing how the women’s liberation movement has often been shaped by and served white middle-class women while excluding Black women and women from other racial and class backgrounds. With rigorous research and clear writing, she examines issues like domestic labor, birth control, sexual violence, and the economy through a critical lens of racial and class power.