Praise for Erased

“A primer for understanding the way and why of patriarchy that couldn't be more on time. Anna's remarkable storytelling makes this more than an academic exercise—it places you right in the center of it, and asks you to engage directly with how we help patriarchy persist, and more importantly, what's at stake for all of us if we dare to resist—and leave no one behind along the way.” —Alicia Garza, civil rights activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement


“With Erased, Anna Malaika Tubbs offers a visionary and clear-eyed understanding of patriarchy that goes beyond the incomplete definitions that many of us have grown to accept as fact. This book is not a simplistic story of men vs. women; it’s about the full complexity of our lives and our futures.” —Tarana Burke, activist, author, and founder of the Me Too movement

“Drawing from history, law, and lived experience, this book provides an unflinching examination of how patriarchy has shaped America’s past and present. With masterful prose, Tubbs challenges readers through proven evidence to confront the systems that perpetuate inequity and invites us to imagine a future where those systems are dismantled.” —Eve Rodsky, NYT bestselling author of Fair Play

“Anna Malaika Tubbs has written a book that demands we directly confront the way patriarchy – both systemic and interpersonal – has shaped the history of our country and the reality of our present. Erased is unflinching in its assessment and necessary in its urgency. There is so much to learn from these pages. I am so grateful this book exists.” —Clint Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How the Word is Passed

“An illuminating and inspiring examination of the structures that founding fathers used to establish this country. This is the framework that we all need to understand American history today. At a time when facts are disputed and access to them is contested, Erased is a balm and a breath of fresh air.” —Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & President of Every Mother Counts

“A trenchant treatise on the damaging reach of American patriarchy [...] renders complex concepts a pleasure to read.” —Kirkus Reviews