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" What many people, I think, don't really understand is how much their rights really turn on the interpretation of the Supreme Court. "

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

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" A lot of people think that intersectionality is only about identity. But it's also about how race and gender are structured in particular workforces. "

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" Intersectionality draws attention to invisibilities that exist in feminism, in anti-racism, in class politics, so, obviously, it takes a lot of work to consistently challenge ourselves to be attentive to aspects of power that we don't ourselves experience. "

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