Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism

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Black feminist text book feminist literature non-fiction book

Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism is a groundbreaking 1981 book by bell hooks that analyzes the intersection of racism and sexism in the lives, history, and representation of Black women.

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Label	Occurrences
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism canonical	2
Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism	1
“Ain’t I a Woman?” speech	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Black feminist text ⓘ book ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
argues	Black women experience intertwined racism and sexism ⓘ Black women have been excluded from dominant feminist discourse ⓘ Black women’s liberation is central to feminist struggle ⓘ feminism must address race and class ⓘ
author	bell hooks ⓘ
considered	classic of Black feminist thought ⓘ foundational text in women’s studies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizes	sexism in Black nationalist movements ⓘ white-dominated feminist movement ⓘ
examines	historical construction of Black womanhood ⓘ legacy of slavery for Black women’s lives ⓘ media images of Black women ⓘ myths of Black female strength ⓘ
focusesOn	devaluation of Black womanhood ⓘ impact of slavery on Black women ⓘ political marginalization of Black women ⓘ racism within the feminist movement ⓘ sexism within Black liberation movements ⓘ stereotypes of Black women ⓘ
genre	Black studies ⓘ critical theory ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ
hasInfluenced	Black feminist scholarship ⓘ critical race feminism ⓘ intersectional feminist theory ⓘ women’s studies curricula ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Black women ⓘ Black women’s history ⓘ intersectionality ⓘ racism ⓘ representation of Black women ⓘ sexism ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ
movement	Black feminism ⓘ second-wave feminism ⓘ
notableFor	early systematic analysis of racism and sexism in Black women’s lives ⓘ shaping contemporary Black feminist discourse ⓘ
publicationYear	1981 ⓘ
publisher	South End Press ⓘ
targetAudience	general readers interested in race and gender ⓘ students of Black studies ⓘ students of feminism ⓘ
titleInspiredBy	Sojourner Truth ⓘ surface form: Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech

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South End Press → hasNotableWork → Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism ⓘ

bell hooks → notableWork → Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism ⓘ

Sojourner Truth → notableWork → Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism ⓘ

this entity surface form: “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center → relatedWork → Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism