The Intersection Where Race Meets Feminism: The Unfinished Conversation

IfI told you since feminism began, but more vividly during the second wave of feminism <a href="https://www.history.com/news/feminism-four-waves#second-wave-1963-1980s" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">(1963–1980)</a>, there was one conversation that was started but never finished — would you be willing to finish it in this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-wave_feminism" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">fourth wave of feminism</a> that we’re having now? After the experiences that led me to write <a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/why-white-feminists-need-to-understand-ellen-pences-1982-essay-abe35f27252a?sk=2a8e4c13dafaf810443fc0b840a8ea8c" rel="noopener">Why White Feminists Need To Understand Ellen Pence’s 1982 Essay</a>, I realised that conversations about diverse women’s experiences of oppression are still very much needed. “Why so? No, they’re not; we’re having conversations about this every day,” the white female advocate for women’s rights might say. The minority or brown one might roll her eyes, while the black one may side glance the group as she tries to work out why no one noticed that most talk of oppression (for her) has been focused on the men in her community. <a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/the-intersection-when-race-meets-feminism-the-unfinished-conversation-d39e2dda8062">Read More</a>