myplaincheerios's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
very dense read but something that is important! everything is rooted in racism and the lack of support by the government and big business.
joymelodywoods's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
5.0
This is such an important book that needs to be in constant conversation when we talk about reproductive Justice.
It’s very informative and but not too academic
It’s very informative and but not too academic
aimiller's review
4.0
This book does a really solid job of narrating how the issues surrounding reproductive politics (from child care cost problems to gay marriage to welfare) are not the fault of feminists, but racist neoliberal policies aimed at destroying the social safety net. It's very methodical in breaking that down, and drawing it all together under the umbrella of reproduction. I wouldn't say it was the most groundbreaking work I've read? I guess I found the title a little misleading; for me, everything she touched was fairly obviously in the realm of the reproductive and I was interested in stretching that and seeing how it works.
That being said, this is very accessible and could definitely be useful for undergrads; it's mostly well-thought out (there's a bit at the beginning about trans studies that seems slippery at best, but it's easy to ignore for the most part) and she takes care to address racial disparities particularly among Black women and Latina women. (She also includes Native women but it feels kind of more as an add-on in many cases.)
That being said, this is very accessible and could definitely be useful for undergrads; it's mostly well-thought out (there's a bit at the beginning about trans studies that seems slippery at best, but it's easy to ignore for the most part) and she takes care to address racial disparities particularly among Black women and Latina women. (She also includes Native women but it feels kind of more as an add-on in many cases.)
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