Ain't I a Woman
Black Women and Feminism
by Bell Hooks
Recommended by Emma Watson and Janet Mock
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in For Women, Most Recommended Books, and Nonfiction.
A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a mustread for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on black woman during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism within the feminist movement, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks att...
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