Ain't I a Woman

Black Women and Feminism (2nd Edition)

De: bell hooks

Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo

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))

Deep, eye-opening experience!

Bell Hooks really opens my eyes to feminist views. I have a deeper understanding of why black feminism exist. As I continue to read feminism books, I go deeper and deeper into the underlying issues of feminist views and Black women feminist views. Bell hooks explores the issues of Black women, and the plight of amplifying Black female voices when it comes to equality.

Hooks affirms that Black feminist does not have an agenda that advocates only Black women, but all disadvantaged people, She suggests that feminism left Black women out of the equation. She further suggests how Black women are left out of ALL conversations from not only white women, but white and black men as well.

I gave this book 5 stars because it enlightened me, informed me, and taught me different aspects of feminist views. I recommend this book not just to other black women, but I also recommend this book to black men, white women and white men. I will be re-reading this book again, because I am going to take notes, and continue to dissect this book further.

informative

I've learned so much in understanding how racism and sexism worked against black women. more importantly I saw I men could do better and make it easy for black women to navigate in this world

Excellent read

This book was amazing! I listened to it all in one go and was blown away by how important and smart this work was. Recommended for both women and men looking to progress.

Read this book

Even though this book is from the early 80s it is still an important read. It has a lot of historical information and unfortunately much of what the author says is still true. It helped me understand some of the dynamics in place today between white women and Black women. It helped me see where, as a white woman, I need to change.

Insightful

This it’s a very well researched book. Her insights nail the patriarchy to a T. Definitely worth the read

Essential!

hooks offers an expansive overview of the women's movement in the U.S. She exposes the racist and sexist behavior and rationale of various leaders who betrayed the movement to support their individual goals. Glad I finally read this book.

Ain’t I a Woman

This isn’t the typical book I read but it was the deal of the day on Audible and I bought it. It was educational and definitely made me think. Some parts were really hard and I had to take a day or two break from it. And I definitely recognize my privilege in being able to take a break from hearing about the experience of Black women. And, I find it extremely sad that we think we’ve made progress in our world, but we haven’t. Probably because it’s hard to fight for forward movement when every day is a fight to not lose ground.

The narrator did a fantastic job!

Feminism defined otherwise

Excellent work on the need for an expanded and illuminated consideration of the feminist movement, to include black females

Must read

Must read/listen phenomenal look forward to coming back and recommending this book for years to come

Women are dominant survivors.

A must read for all genders, The truth has been revealed like never before. The question is what does one do with such truth. The horrifying truth of the cruelty and wickedness that women and men endured and survived. Historical proof of the evil of systemic slavery and racism revealed. Hooks revealed the true historical dynamics of human interaction between the sexes and race.