She has also been interviewed by the BBC for her insight into American feminism. She has spoken at Harvard Law School, Columbia Journalism School, The New York Times, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, among other institutions. Her reporting and analysis on gender, identity, race, and culture have been published in, Out magazine, TIME, , The Globe and Mail, , among others. Patrisse Khan-Cullors, the cofounder of Black Lives Matter, describes Koa’s work as “intellectually smart and emotionally intelligent” while the Boston Globe has deemed her “a perceptive cultural critic” and “a visionary.” Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of Jezebel, the executive editor of, and the senior features editor at. She blends pop culture, primary historical research, and first-hand storytelling to show us how we have shut women out of the movement, and what we can do to course correct for a new generation-perfect for women of color looking for a more inclusive way to fight for women’s rights.Ĭombining a scholar’s understanding with hard data and razor-sharp cultural commentary, White Feminism is a witty, whip-smart, and profoundly eye-opening book that challenges long-accepted conventions and completely upends the way we understand the struggle for women’s equality.KOA BECK is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction book White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind (Simon & Schuster, January 2021), praised by feminist writers Gloria Steinem and Rebecca Traister. In these pages she meticulously documents how elitism and racial prejudice has driven the narrative of feminist discourse. She also examines overlooked communities-including Native American, Muslim, transgender, and more-and their difficult and ongoing struggles for social change. Koa Beck, writer and former editor-in-chief of Jezebel, boldly examines the history of feminism, from the true mission of thesuffragettes to the rise of corporate feminism with clear-eyed scrutiny and meticulous detail.
Join the important conversation about race, empowerment, and inclusion in the United States with this powerful new feminist classic and rousing call for change. A timely and impassioned exploration of how our society has commodified feminism and continues to systemically shut out women of color-perfect for fans of White Fragility and Good and Mad.
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