Olivia and Raven discuss the Black women’s club movement, what it achieved, and how it pushed respectability narratives. They also unpack what respectability politics is, specific flaws with respectability, and actionable steps for combatting respectability politics.

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Episodes Referenced:

Black Feminism Part 1: Discrimination In Women’s Liberation, and Black Liberation

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-feminism-part-1-discrimination-in-women-s-liberation-and-black-liberation/

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The Resistance In Our Blood: Challenging Segregated Buses Didn’t Start With Rosa Parks

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/the-resistance-in-our-blood-challenging-segregated-buses-didn-t-start-with-rosa-parks/

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Emotional Safety and Disability

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/emotional-safety-and-disability/

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Learn More!

Black Women’s Club Movement

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/black-womens-club-movement

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The Rise of Respectability Politics

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-rise-of-respectability-politics

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respectability-politics

https://www.studioatao.org/respectability-politics