Book

Beck, Koa, author.

White feminism : from the suffragettes to influencers and who they leave behind / Koa Beck.

First Atria books hardcover edition.

New York : Atria Books, 2021.

xx, 299 pages ; 24 cm

Join the important conversation about race, empowerment, and inclusion in the United States with this powerful new feminist classic and rousing call for change. Koa Beck, writer and former editor-in-chief of Jezebel, boldly examines the history of feminism, from the true mission of the suffragettes to the rise of corporate feminism with clear-eyed scrutiny and meticulous detail. She also examines overlooked communities--including Native American, Muslim, transgender, and more--and their difficult and ongoing struggles for social change.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245] - 290) and index.

Feminism -- Social aspects.

Women, White.

Minority women.

Race relations.

Informational works.

Part I: The history of white feminism -- The making of a "Feminist" -- Who gets to be a feminist? -- Separate but unequal: how "Feminism" officially became white -- Thinking as a collective -- Labor laws aim to help all genders -- The emergence of self -- The perennial shifting around of domestic work -- Leaning in vs. leaning on -- How heterosexism kept women in their place -- The future isn't female; it's gender fluid -- Part II: White feminism: when the movement went corporate -- When white feminism got "branded" -- The trouble with capitalism -- Muslim money and dyke poverty -- Performing feminism at a desk -- What the privilege disclaimer doesn't accomplish -- Part III: The winds of change -- A new era of feminism -- The first pillar of change: stop acknowledging privilege; fight for visibility instead -- The second pillar of change: fighting the systems that hold marginalized genders back -- The third pillar of change: hold women accountable for abuse -- Our collective future is in the way we view one another -- What we can change now.

2020031312

9781982134419

1982134410

9781982134426

1982134429

2

0

1368451

1162388991

2