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Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex

Kimberlé Crenshaw
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Region

Diaspora

USA

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Legal Theory

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Landmark essay coining 'intersectionality' to describe how Black women face compounded discrimination.

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Coined 'intersectionality'; transformed legal and feminist theory

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Landmark essay coining 'intersectionality' to describe how Black women face compounded discrimination. Coined 'intersectionality'; transformed legal and feminist theory

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