women were powerless, and Zinn goes more in depth in this chapter about how that is true. One of the main key themes of this chapter is the intersectionality of women's oppression, noting how issues of race, class, and gender are intertwined. Zinn discussed the additional layers of oppression faced by African American women and poor women, emphasizing that the struggle for equality was not monolithic and even women from different backgrounds faced unique challenges. Zinn criticizes the traditional…
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