▁un accept able ▁for ▁Black ▁women ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁their ▁perce ived ▁duty ▁to ▁produce ▁more ▁slaves . ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁Black ▁nor ▁white ▁women ▁had ▁been ▁histor ically ▁granted ▁full ▁bod ily ▁aut onomy ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁their ▁re product ive ▁health , ▁but ▁they ▁experienced ▁this ▁lack ▁of ▁freedom ▁differently , ▁and ▁thus ▁emer ged ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁movement ▁that ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁c ater ▁specifically ▁to ▁the ▁unique ▁experiences ▁and ▁challeng es ▁faced ▁by ▁Black ▁women . ▁Similarly , ▁Latin x , ▁Arab / Middle ▁Eastern , ▁Ind igen ous , ▁and ▁Asian / P ac ific ▁Island er ▁women ▁have ▁all ▁faced ▁different ▁gender ▁norm s ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁race / eth nic ity . ▁However , ▁the ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁wid est ▁between ▁white ▁women , ▁who ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁privile ged ▁group , ▁and ▁Black ▁women , ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁m aligned . ▁ ▁For ced ▁and ▁co er ced ▁ster il ization ▁and ▁birth ▁control ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁main stream ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁movements ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁re product ive ▁rights ▁were ▁understood ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁legal ▁rights ▁that ▁concerned ▁abort ion ▁and ▁contra cept ive ▁measures ▁like ▁birth ▁control . ▁The ▁pre domin antly ▁white ▁early ▁advoc ates ▁and ▁organizations ▁fighting ▁for ▁re product ive ▁rights ▁focused ▁almost ▁explicitly ▁on ▁these ▁goals , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁w ides p read , ▁long - last ing ▁ex clusion ▁of