Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

Name: Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
Rating: 4.56 (25 reviews)
Author: Bell Hooks
ISBN: 9780896081291

by Bell Hooks

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(25 ratings)

224 pages14 editions1981South End PressISBN 9780896081291

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About this book

A groundbreaking work of feminst history and theory analyzing the complex relations between various forms of oppression. Ain't I a Woman examines the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the historic devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism within the recent women's movement, and black women's involvement with feminsim.

Publication Details

Publisher: South End Press
Published: 1981
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9780896081291
Language: en
Editions: 14

About Bell Hooks

Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, is an American author, feminist, and social activist. The name "bell hooks" is derived from that of her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. - Wikipedia