Renee Powers is the founder and CEO of Feminist Book Club, the premier online hub for intersectional readers that encourages resistance through reading with a monthly subscription box, blog, podcast, and meetups. She has completed her Bachelors, Masters, and PhD coursework in gender communication and is a trained racial justice facilitator through the YWCA. You can find her in Minneapolis where she lives with her spouse and their retired racing greyhound.

In this episode, Renee breaks down why we need to move away from purely white woman feminism into inclusive, intersectional feminism. Instead of fighting for just yourself, feminism is about fighting for the rights of ALL womxn. We discuss white fragility, white privilege, and white supremacy because as white women, we need to acknowledge the intersections of our identities and privileges and where we may fall into both the oppressed and the oppressor. 

We dive deeper into the following:

• Waves of feminism
• Moving from white woman feminism to intersectional feminism
• Intersectionality between our identities
• Difference between equality, justice, & liberation
• What it means to be a feminist for her
• Trans inclusive feminism
• White privilege, white supremacy, & white fragility
• Tokenism vs. diversity

Tune in for this crucial conversation!!

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Resources:

• Articles: 
  • Educate & Activate The 19th Amendment: History's Most Exclusive Sorority 
  • Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
• Instagram Follow:
  • @staceyabrams
• Books:
  • How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Hood Feminism: Notes From the Woman the Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

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Songs:

• Praying by Kesha
• Here Comes The Change by Kesha
• Rich, White, Straight, Men by Kesha
• Woman by Kesha
• Learn to Let Go by Kesha
• Let 'Em Talk by Kesha

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Connect with Renee's work:

• Website: www.feministbookclub.com
• Instagram: @feministbookclubbox
• Podcast: Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

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