Scholarly references
Discover the feminist theorists, sociologists, political scientists, historians, and activists that inspired IntersectionAllies.
Did you know that every character and theme in IntersectionAllies was inspired by scholarly research?
The bibliography below is meant to be a resource for those who’d like to take deep dive into the ideas that influenced the book most. These writers (listed in order by earliest publication date) represent diverse perspectives on activism, allyship, and social justice. IntersectionAllies is proud to honor these writers’ contributions to feminist theory though this book.
We encourage you explore this bibliography with the help of a librarian or at your favorite local bookstore.
A Voice from the South
Anna Julia Cooper (1892)
“A Black Feminist Statement.”
Combahee River Collective (1977)
This Bridge Called by Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
Cherríe Moraga & Gloria Anzaldúa (1981)
Women, Race & Class
Angela Y. Davis (1983)
Age, Race, Class & Sex: Women Redefining Difference
Audre Lorde (1984)
Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde (1984)
“Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought.”
Patricia Hill Collins (1986)
“Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses.”
Chandra Mohanty (1988)
Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
bell hooks (1989)
the second shift: working parents and the revolution at home
Arlie Russell & Anne Machung (1989)
Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity politics, and Violence Against Women of Color
Kimberlé Crenshaw (1991)
“I Really Do Feel I'm 1.5!”: The Construction of Self and Community by Young Korean Americans
Kyeyoung Park (1999)
“Integrating Disability, Transforming Feminist Theory.”
Rosemarie Garland Thomson (2002)
Theorizing Age and Other Differences
Barrie Thorne (2004)
Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject
Saba Mahmood (2005)
Class Questions, Feminist Answers
Joan Acker (2006)
Emerging Intersections: Race, Class & Gender in Theory, Policy & Practice
Bonnie Thornton Dill & Ruth Enid Zambrana, eds. (2009)
Solidarity Politics for Millennials: A guide to Ending the Oppression Olympics
Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro (2011)
Decolonizing Feminism: Challenging Connections between Settler Colonialism and Heteropatriarchy
Maile Arvin, Eve Tuck, and Angie Morrill (2013)
Determining Gender, Doing Gender: Transgender People, Gender Panics and the Maintenance of the Sex/Gender/Sexuality System
Laurel Westbrook & Kristin Schilt (2013)
Changing Household Dynamics: Children's American Generational Resources in Street Vending Markets
Emir Estrada (2013)
The Hidden Injury of Class in Korean-American Language Brokers’ Lives
Hyeyoung Kwon (2014)
Intersectionality: An intellectual history
Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro (2016)