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Ain't I a Woman
- Black Women and Feminism (2nd Edition)
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must for all those interested in the nature of Black womanhood. 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. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking, giving this work a critical place in every feminist scholar's library.
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"Ain't I a Woman is one of the most interesting, lucid books dealing with the subject of Feminism. The book can be recommended wholeheartedly to anyone who is interested in Black history, in women's history, or in that much-overlooked connection between the two." (Maria K. Mootry Ikerionwu, Phylon (1983))
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- Miss J Poole
- 04-04-22
Enlightening
Listen to this if you want to truly begin to understand the struggles of the black woman!
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- AMA LIVE!
- 01-01-21
A must read for every human.
A necessary read for all humans. We will never be free unless all of us are free.
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- Lina Duncan
- 28-02-23
Must read
This book is a must read especially for those who identify as white / white passing. I learned so much about the history of feminism and especially from a Black woman’s perspective. This book really opened my eyes and it’s one I’ll come back to again
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- Mose_issie
- 05-02-21
I'm hooked on Bell hooks!!!!
I loved it. this book will always resonate with me forever. thank you Bell Hooks!!
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- maritareads
- 13-01-20
Excellent introduction to black feminism (I suspect bell hooks would hate that 😄)
The narrator is classy and I love it when she switches into character of various people cited in the book. This book is an excellent evaluation of the black women’s place in American society from slavery to the 20th Century. It calls for an urgent need for anti-racism in the feminist movement and togetherness in the fight against patriarchy, applying until today.
I am left with the feeling that white feminists still have a lot of work to do to re-examine the racism in the movement on their end and black women have to heal and realise that they too are harmed by the patriarchy from all sides, and feminism is for them.
It could have done with more citations for some of the assertions she made, but I think bell hooks is adamant not to put them in her works for some reason.
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- Iram.K
- 22-06-20
Powerful
So informative and useful. Definitely a book that needs to be studied in schools.
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- Charlott
- 08-05-21
I like the intention with the book
The book itself is great but the reader is horrible boring to listen to. I have had to force myself to continue.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-07-20
The Reality of Intersectionality
Providing an amazingly detailed historical context in order to point out the ingrained racism and sexism Black Women of the american Diaspora have faced and continue to do so. I love how Bell Hooks points out that in being both Black and Women we have been made doubly invisible from both Movements of 'equality' .
Even if your research is about other black diasporas this book is definitely one to be used in regards to the paralleling global attitudes toward black women.
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- Betony Granville
- 31-10-19
Essential listening
This is an essential book to listen to. I would recommend it to every single person on the planet.
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- Electric Studio Girl
- 19-09-22
Feminism is not feminism if everyones not included
It's a valid experience of the past and we should never forget what people can do, and the lengths people go for self interest and ego.
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