This book was amazing. It opened my eyes to issues that I might not have thought of as feminist issues and shows how they should be. It's definitely a course on intersectional feminism. She opens the reader's mind about what feminism looks like on a level that is not centered on being white and middle class and the dangers of centering feminism as such.

The book is also rather timely as the nation discusses race and structural oppression. Ms. Kendall does a fantastic job showing how policy changes can negatively affect those they are trying to allegedly help. Food Security, Intimate Partner Violence, Gun control, housing, policing are all issues that Ms. Kendall recognizes as feminist issues. Her perspective and direction are not only refreshing but also searing. She goes in on white feminism and white women and the dangers it presents not just to the minority communities but also how their approach hurts them too.

There's a lot to chew on in this book. I haven't read a lot of feminist literature so I might be missing some things. There were moments where I felt some background information might have helped contextualize things, but it's not hard to catch up. I would be curious to know the thoughts of those she calls out and how they digest what Ms. Kendall presents.

I look forward to whatever book she does next.

Edit: I would also recommend getting this book on Kindle or another electronic platform. There were many times I wanted to highlight things, but didn't because I have the hard copy. This is a good one that you'll want to go back to that quote, that moment and review it.