Locating global feminisms elsewhere: Braiding US women of color and transnational feminisms

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-78

  Chowdhury, Elora Halim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Global feminism; Third world feminism; Transnational feminism; Women of color; Women's studies

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER ISSUE; RACISM; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63049105474     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374008100407     Document Type: Article

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