Why Women of Color Are Exhausted

This week on Breaking Down Patriarchy, Amy is joined by Leatha Udayabhanu to discuss women building bridges… and burning them. If you’ve been watching this video series, you’ll remember that painful schisms between Black and white women were already present during the first wave of feminism and then again during the Civil Rights Movement and second wave of feminism. But that was in the 1960s and 70s. Do you know what happened between then and now? All women have been struggling under patriarchy, so have white women been able to work together with queer women and women of color during the past 50 years? To hear more about her work, Leatha Udayabhanu can be reached at leatha@essentiallyawake.com Sources and Additional Reading: This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color is a feminist anthology edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldua Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde White Feminism by Koa Beck Ain't I a Woman? by bell hooks How did patriarchy begin? We made a video about that. — check it out: https://youtu.be/LAqVPlS1Q-s?si=lvfvxh6OGhokvh59 How and when did women get the right to vote in the U.S.? — check out this video to learn more: https://youtu.be/xEJG1GClOSU?si=XJR2qtLOjYb9SKVf About: Amy McPhie Allebest is a scholar, historian, writer, and independent podcast host. Allebest began the Breaking Down Patriarchy project during her master’s degree at Stanford University in 2020. Her studies there served as the catalyst for the project and podcast. In addition to the project, Allebest is best known for her viral 2016 Medium article titled “Dear Mormon Man, Tell Me What You Would Do.” The Breaking Down Patriarchy project uses essential historical texts to better understand the origins of patriarchy and to deconstruct its unjust effects on our minds, relationships, and communities. The project envisions a world in which all human beings are able to flourish and reach their unique potential. We strive to include as many voices as possible, and our work is intersectional and inclusive. We are also firmly committed to the well-being of boys and men, and we enthusiastically and gratefully enlist the help of our non-female allies in creating an egalitarian world where everyone can thrive. - Where To Find Us - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bdownpatriarchy/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakingdownpatriarchy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BreakingDownPatriarchy Starring Amy McPhie Allebest & Leatha Udayabhanu Written by Amy McPhie Allebest & Leatha Udayabhanu Videographer and Editor: Ralph Blair