Obviously an incredibly influential read that's widely applicable, and I can see why it's so highly recommended. If you want a focused, well-researched, and easily comprehendible book that deals with, you guessed it, women, race, and class, this is for you! This is the second Davis book I've read (and it won't be my last), and I've found for myself, her work is really easy to understand compared to a lot of other theory. It often deals with heavy and important topics, but does so with care, precision, and a healthy background of research and leftist politics.

I like to consider myself relatively well-versed in intersectional and Black feminism, but this definitely brought up some things that I don't think about as often as I should -- namely, the racist history of birth control and sterilization. There are many paragraphs and sentences in here that'll stick with me for a LONG time.

I think my favourite thing about this book, though, was how much I feel like it can be built upon. Intersectionality was coined to focus on the intersections between Blackness and womanhood, and Davis also encompasses class in this book. Of course, those aren't the only things marginalized in oppressive systems. I think many of Davis' wider ideas in this book could be expanded into conversations about disability, queerness, size, etc. Again, circling back to things I love about her work, so much of it, I feel like I can easily apply to my everyday thoughts and discussions. 9.5/10, really glad I finally read it, would definitely recommend, and look forward to having on my shelves someday.