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If, particularly as a white person, you can read bell hooks without feeling a bit uncomfortable and reflective, I just don’t know if you’re really reading. A chapter from the original text was one of my first readings in undergraduate Equity Studies (shoutout to U of T for not rooting its feminism in whiteness) and it has been the basis of my feminism for over 20 years. This book predates Crenshaw’s coining of “intersectionality, but explains the concept so clearly through the analysis of gender, race, and class. I have always appreciated the author’s capacity to bring the rigour of scholarly critical thought into plain, accessible language. At least for me. And this is no exception. 

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5.0

Required reading. Highly recommend to anyone and everyone. Intersectionality should be the standard.

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A difficult topic shown under a harsh almost clinical light.  Everything is so matter of fact, and it is so sad.  I don’t know why I decided to read this.

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informative medium-paced

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5.0

A thorough history, Ain't I a Woman tells the perspective of black women in feminism, or rather, the exclusion of black women in feminism.

bell hooks clearly details the impact of not only racist but sexist oppression that has a very wide effect on the lives of black women throughout American history and still exists today. 

It's a crucial viewpoint to the feminist movement and everyone who calls themselves a feminist, especially white women who have been at the pinnacle of excluding black women from their movement, should give this book a read. 

An informative and valuable book. 

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5 stars

This is one of the most important books I’ve ever read & should be required reading for everyone. 

A heart wrenching and honest perspective on the continuing oppression of black women. hooks’ criticism of white feminism, white supremacy & the patriarchy is so well researched & presented in this book. the writing is incredibly readable, thought-provoking & informative. 

an in-depth look at the intersection of racism, capitalism, classism & imperialism. though it can be a bit redundant at times, and obviously some facts are dated as this book was written 40 years ago, for the most part it holds true. 

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