Why read White Feminism?

Book cover of White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind

Book description

'Koa Beck writes with passion and insight about the knotted history of racism within women's movements and feminist culture, past and present. Curious, rigorous, and ultimately generous, White Feminism is a pleasure and an education.' Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of Good and Mad
'Intellectually smart and emotionally…

Explore

Topics

Genres

History

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked White Feminism as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Macaela Mackenzie

Author

White Feminism should be required reading for all but particularly for those interested in building more feminist spaces.

Journalist Koa Beck outlines the history of white feminism—essentially feminism that aspires to gain power within a system that harms marginalized groups—in a way that challenged me to rethink some of the biggest “feminist” movements in history.

From suffragettes to girlbosses, she sheds light on the ugly truth at the heart of so many feminist movements, which have often helped to perpetuate inequality, particularly for women of color. Instead, she argues for the building of new systems that center the most marginalized…

From Macaela's list on The best books explaining why the gender gap is bullsh*t.