“Feminism is an institution in its own right. At its root is a legacy of excluding Black women from its foundational moment, a movement that largely made itself exclusive to middle-class white women. At the root of early feminism and feminist advocacy, racial supremacy served white women as much as their male counterparts, with reformist feminism - that is, feminism that operated within the established social order rather than resisting it - appealing as a form of class mobility. This underscores the reality that 'woman' as a gendered assignment that indicates, if nothing else, a right to humanity, has not always been extended to people of color.”