Peggy McIntosh is author of the groundbreaking essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” published in 1988. She talks about how encounters with the sexism of well-meaning men helped her see that she too had blind spots about her own racism. She describes how humbling it was for her to grasp the concept of white privilege and how understanding it has changed her life. You can write to her at mmcintosh@wellesley.edu to request free copies of her essays.
