ABSTRACT
For many women of color, mainstream feminism fails to take their experiences and their perspectives on "the woman question" seriously and on their own terms. Women of color feminisms take seriously the differences among women, particularly their differing experiences of oppression. At the heart of women of color feminisms in the United States is African American/Black feminism. As a distinctive feminist presence, African American/Black feminism goes as far back as first-wave feminism. Mixed Race feminism is a category of feminist thought we ascribe here to women in the United States who self-identify both as racially mixed and feminist. The chapter discusses the women of color feminisms on the world stage – global, postcolonial, and transnational feminisms. It also discusses the Latin American/Latina feminism, Asian American feminism, indigenous feminism, global feminism, women's rights as human rights. Finally the chapter presents the critiques of women of color feminisms.
