I knew little of this author, going into this one, but I googled her (as you do) and I'm was interested to see her POV.

Look, I think we can always improve. It's always good to see another POV, be reminded of the ways that we have automatic privilege and how we should wield that. This most recent election is a really good example.

But I think there were a lot of parts in this book where the author inserted her opinion and information too much. I think it made it intentionally incendiary. I really enjoyed the straight fact parts that really got me thinking, wondering how I can improve. There were so many good parts with history, names and facts that I either didn't know happened at the time or had completely. I wish the story had had more of that and less personal stories and opinion.

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

I really enjoyed this book and thought it was insightful to the privilege that white women receive for being seemingly innocent and harmless. I do this think it would’ve been interesting if this was from a women of color’s perspective but I do think readers will still get something out of this book.

As a voracious reader (primarily of fiction), a bookseller, a lifelong educator, and a spokesperson for social justice, I felt compelled to read and review Nice White Ladies by Jessie Daniels. An ambitious volume stuffed with information and a singular point of view, the book appeared to be a well researched and rather scholarly read. The interested reader or concerned citizen would be well served by reading the concluding chapter which features the author’s eight suggested action points to counteract female white supremacy.

This book gave me a lot to think about as a white woman. I have know for years that as a white woman, I could help steer conversations. I just think we may be trying to put a lot of pressure on white women. This would be a great book for all white women, but the only ones who will read it are the ones who are already looking inwards at themselves. I did enjoy it and it did reinforce my beliefs on how we can help our society..

Nice White Ladies is one of those books that teaches you a lot! I unlearned and reflected upon the examples Daniels uses about white womanhood being entrenched in white supremacy. She wrote the book in such a way that I was deeply engrossed which doesn’t happen often for me with nonfiction! This book has important discussions about white women and how we benefit from white supremacy. It’s an excellent supplement to other anti racist books and I’ll be recommending to everyone I know and buying myself a physical copy to annotate.

This book was so informative. It had me questioning things I thought I knew from the first chapter.

This is the time to start rewriting history and it starts by relearning what we thought we knew.

This book will be one that people like or dislike. Those who dislike it probably would never even start reading it. So, if you’re open to learning new things read this book!

Daniels deep dive on how white women have weaponized white supremacy throughout history was a great compliment to anti-racist reading. She explores the role of white womanhood throughout the history of the United States in various facets (the family structure, education system, etc). She does utilize her final chapter to point white woman towards ways we can explore how we are living our lives and how we may be benefiting from a structure of white supremacy, and suggestions on how we can actively fight against these systems, and to highlight women who throughout history who have avoided being "nice white ladies".

I was absolutely engrossed from the title to the first pages on.A book that makes you think reflect on your own position in the world of Nice White Ladies.This book has peekedmy interest and will have me doing my own research.From the Janes with their own ugly agenda to wellness to barre some this is a perfect book for discussion.#netgalley#nicewhiteladies

This book gave me a lot to think about. I *am* a Nice White Lady. The premise of the book is that we, as white women, tend to see ourselves as somewhat oppressed in comparison to white men, but that we have privilege because of our whiteness that we at best- don't recognize, and at worst- perpetuate and protect for our own benefit, to the detriment of marginalized others. The book was filled with individual stories taken from news articles in conjunction with pertinent data, alongside (to a lesser degree) the author's own personal experience.

Sometimes reading a book like this can be overwhelming. I was glad that the Conclusion chapter listed several points of action. The "Notes" section contained more resources and interesting information. I may not be in full agreement on every single conclusion from this author, but I will definitely continue to think about her words, and will continue to draw from other voices in this arena.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. My thanks to the author, publisher, and #NetGalley for such a thought provoking read. #NiceWhiteLadies

I remember the moment when I realized that white women, as a whole, are not crusaders for social justice, but enforcers of white supremacy. I had been working towards it for a while. It happened a lot later than I’d like to admit, and the realization took a while to sink in. I’d like to say I’ve given up my illusions about the role of the white woman in the world, but the things we absorb subconsciously as children are the hardest to root out. My eyes started opening in 2008 when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-anchored Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update and tried to persuade Democrats in Texas and Ohio to nominate Hillary Clinton instead of Barak Obama because, yes, she is a bitch and that’s a good thing.

TINA FEY: Maybe what bothers me the most is that people say that Hillary is a bitch. Let me say something about that: Yeah, she is. So am I and so is this one. [Points to Amy Poehler]

AMY POEHLER: Yeah, deal with it.

TINA FEY: You know what, bitches get stuff done. That’s why Catholic schools use nuns as teachers and not priests. Those nuns are mean old clams and they sleep on cots and they’re allowed to hit you. And at the end of the school year you hated those bitches but you knew the capital of Vermont. So, I’m saying it’s not too late Texas and Ohio, bitch is the new black!

Excerpt from Salon.com "Tina Fey: "Bitch is the new black."" By TRACY CLARK-FLORY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 25, 2008 5:10PM (EST)

“Bitches get stuff done” and “bitch is the new black” were everywhere. I happily chirruped the first, but the second one bothered me. It very clearly pitted (white) women against Black people and that’s way too…accurate. I don’t think I ever said it, but I also didn’t know how to explain why it felt ugly to me. Yes, a white woman and a Black man were competing for the nomination, but “bitch is the new black” wasn’t about Clinton versus Obama. It was about us versus them and even then I could see the only winner in that fight was white men.

I’ve spent the last few years learning and unlearning so that I can move from a surface level “racism is bad” to an active anti-racism. Jessie Daniels’ Nice White Ladies is a piece I needed. It explains me and the world I have moved in to me. Daniels is a few years older than I am, and we had fairly different upbringings, but like me, she is from Texas and we had similar American history as presented by the State of Texas educations. Reading Nice White Ladies felt like talking to an old friend who is much smarter than I am, who kindly lays out their arguments brick by brick. I always knew where she was going, but she helped me walk with more confidence. It is a must read if you are white and want to evolve past white feminism in a meaningful way.

Nice White Ladies is deeply personal. Daniels uses examples from her own life and her family to illustrate how white womanhood is entrenched in white supremacy, how we are rewarded and incentivized to maintain it, and how it is killing us.

I will be recommending this to almost everyone I know. I’m pretty sure some of my friends are going to find it uncomfortable, while others will feel the relief that I felt in seeing our half understood discomforts explained so clearly.

I received this as an advance reader copy from NetGalley. My opinions are my own.

I really like this book and think it’s a great resource for anyone. I especially liked it addresses the antiracism they were all supposed to embody. I found it extremely informative and easy to understand.