Ain't I a Woman

Black Women and Feminism (2nd Edition)

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Ain't I a Woman

By: bell hooks

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

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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.

bell hooksAdenrele OjoTantor Media

Americas

Black & African American

Gender Studies

Social Sciences

United States

Social justice

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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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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.