Psychology
Intersectionality as an Analytical Framework in Social Stratification
Quick fact
The term 'intersectionality' was coined by law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, but the idea that overlapping identities create unique experiences of discrimination has roots in Black feminist thought from the 19th century, like Sojourner Truth's famous 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech.
Why this is interesting
You know how sometimes you're not just 'a woman' or 'a person of color'—you're all of it at once? What if understanding the whole person changes everything we know about inequality?