Why Did Women of Color Develop Various Intersectional Feminisms, Including

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why did women of color develop various intersectional feminisms, including womanism, Mujerismo, Chicana feminism, and American Indian feminism?

• A) There was not enough emphasis on gender and spirituality in White feminism.
• B) White feminism did not emphasize the economic needs of women in poverty, only focusing on wealthy women's issues.
• C) Women of color felt marginalized by White feminism, which focused on White, middle-class women's issues.
• D) White feminism focused too much on women's power over men, rather than equality between genders.

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