Black Feminist Thought
Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Routledge Classics)
by Patricia Hill Collins
Recommended by Chanda PrescodWeinstein
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In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, AfricanAmerican women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, originally published in 1990, Patricia Hill Collins set out to explore the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals and writers, both within the academy an...
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Chanda PrescodWeinstein
“Feminist standpoint theory also has roots in Black feminist theory. Patricia Hill Collins is one of the mothers of that line of thought. Her book Black Feminist Thought is really a mustread for Black women and anyone interested in American history.”
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