Defining Intersectionality

Kimberlé Crenshaw's The Urgency of Intersectionality

"The study of overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination." (The Urgency of Intersectionality)

Looking at this time period with an intersectional lens is key in understanding the nuanced dynamics that occurred during the women’s rights movement and how women of color, specifically Black and Indigenous women, had a unique experience and role throughout it all.