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Ain't I a Woman

Black Women and Feminism (2nd Edition)

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Ain't I a Woman

Written 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.

©2015 Gloria Watkins (P)2019 Tantor African American Studies Americas Black & African American Gender Issues Social Sciences Specific Demographics United States Women's Studies Teaching Community

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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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Fantastic performance of this iconic book. Highly recommend it to all interested in the politics of women and race.

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I’ve never read, in all the history I have read, of a more slow, lingering torture than this. It is hard not to gasp at their past.
The white men turned the black women on their ships into neat little packages they could peg. Their dreadful chastisements overwhelmed the females utterly. The girls HAD to submit to their tyranny. Silence seemed best for their well-being. 🫢
When they reached America, white ladies darted a look of pride, contempt, and malice upon the African American women. Many of the events were most oppressive upon their spirits. Even any attempt at personal adornment was always very sternly repressed.

There are tales of brutality, humiliation, partings, and unspeakable fear. 😲

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