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The trouble with white women : a counterhistory of feminism, Kyla Schuller

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"From suffragettes to sexuality, feminist history is often told as a narrative of women united in the fight against patriarchy. But there have always been limits and fault lines in the feminist movements that centered white women's rights at the expense of all others. As scholar Kyla Schuller argues in The Trouble with White Women, white women, across political classes, have used racism and other hierarchies of power to win their own rights and expand their personal opportunities. Their white feminist politics have come at a great cost, resulting in the sustained exploitation, oppression, and silencing of women of color. The Trouble with White Women details the history of white feminist icons and their counterparts from the 1840s to the present. From Margaret Sanger, who promoted racist eugenics and was in conflict with Dr. Dorothy Ferebee, to Pauli Murray, who fought for a more radical vision of feminism against Betty Friedan's homophobic and racist ideas. Today, that tradition endures. So-called feminists continue to advocate excluding trans people from the movement and promote the Violence Against Women Act that has buttressed the greatest carceral state in the world. But as The Trouble with White Women argues, resistance to these white feminist politics has continually emerged from Black, indigenous, poor, queer, and trans women and their movements for liberation. It is only by understanding this complex legacy that feminism can build a movement that honors the radical work and lives of those who suffer most under patriarchy"--
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 287 pages
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Source of cataloging data: WCP
Isbn
9781645036890
Instance
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The trouble with white women : a counterhistory of feminism
Title
The trouble with white women
Title remainder
a counterhistory of feminism
Statement of responsibility
Kyla Schuller
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"From suffragettes to sexuality, feminist history is often told as a narrative of women united in the fight against patriarchy. But there have always been limits and fault lines in the feminist movements that centered white women's rights at the expense of all others. As scholar Kyla Schuller argues in The Trouble with White Women, white women, across political classes, have used racism and other hierarchies of power to win their own rights and expand their personal opportunities. Their white feminist politics have come at a great cost, resulting in the sustained exploitation, oppression, and silencing of women of color. The Trouble with White Women details the history of white feminist icons and their counterparts from the 1840s to the present. From Margaret Sanger, who promoted racist eugenics and was in conflict with Dr. Dorothy Ferebee, to Pauli Murray, who fought for a more radical vision of feminism against Betty Friedan's homophobic and racist ideas. Today, that tradition endures. So-called feminists continue to advocate excluding trans people from the movement and promote the Violence Against Women Act that has buttressed the greatest carceral state in the world. But as The Trouble with White Women argues, resistance to these white feminist politics has continually emerged from Black, indigenous, poor, queer, and trans women and their movements for liberation. It is only by understanding this complex legacy that feminism can build a movement that honors the radical work and lives of those who suffer most under patriarchy"--
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1977-
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Schuller, Kyla
Dewey number
305.420973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
HQ1426
LC item number
.S35 2021
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Feminism
  • Women, White
  • Minority women
  • Minority women activists
  • Racism
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The trouble with white women : a counterhistory of feminism, Kyla Schuller
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Publication
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Source of cataloging data: WCP
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Includes bibliographical references
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volume
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
on1237351034
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 287 pages
Isbn
9781645036890
Lccn
2021008089
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1237351034
Label
The trouble with white women : a counterhistory of feminism, Kyla Schuller
Publication
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1237351034
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 287 pages
Isbn
9781645036890
Lccn
2021008089
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1237351034

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