Ain't I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism is a 1981 book by bell hooks titled after Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. hooks examines the effect of racism and sexism on Black women, the civil rights movement, and feminist movements from suffrage to the 1970s.

2023年9月9日 · Examining the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions.

2001年1月1日 · Bell Hooks delivered sharp critiques of American’s structural racisim and sexisim and the different roles played by white men, white women, black men and black women. She criticised not only white patriarchy, but also the feminism movement initalized by upper class and middle class white women, as well as sexisim and violence in black ...

2014年12月17日 · Examining the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts …

Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by social critic and educator bell hooks is a study of the intersectionality of racism and sexism and how both contribute to the marginalization of Black women. hooks examines the social, cultural, and psychological impact of slavery and how the institution shaped contemporary perceptions of Black ...

Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism, by bell hooks, is a groundbreaking work that examines black womanhood and how strong black feminists have dealt with racism and sexism as a whole.

Hooks writes daring and controversial works that explore African-American female identities. In works such as Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism and Talking Back: Thinking Feminist,...