Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color

What are the three main points from the reading?

What are the three main points from the readng?

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In the original article, Crenshaw develops her theory by focusing on violence against women of color. This includes how the domestic abuse and sexual assault of Black women has failed to receive appropriate attention from Black activists, who focus on the liberation of Black men, and feminists, who focus on the liberation of white women. In the past 25 years since the article was published, Crenshaw’s analysis has been extended to analyze other incidents beyond violence against women. The concept has also been elaborated to describe how different axes of identity intersect in addition to race and gender. For instance, class, age, disability status, citizenship status, and sexual orientation can all be seen to intersect, producing different kinds of injustice or access to opportunity.

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