What is your understanding and analysis of feminist history
“Ain’t I A Woman” by bell hooks was written in 1981 and it raised important critiques of the White Feminist Movement and the Black Nationalist and Civil Rights Movements. It also documented the historical contributions of Black women as leaders in their fight for social equality. After reading Chapters 4 and 5 of bell hooks, class lecture powerpoint, and 4 short video clips, what is your understanding and analysis of feminist history, in particular the erasing of black women from that history? What were important issues/themes/ topics raised this week in Chapters 4 and 5? Who were some of the “feminist foremothers” that you learned about this week and why are their contributions important? Finally, how does hooks define feminism in her book by the end of Chapter 5 and do you agree with her assessment that many women today fear feminism? And what questions if any were raised for you this week?
Discussion post needs to be organized into short paragraphs and needs to be proof-read before submitting. Your post needs to include supporting evidence from the class material, which means using specific quotes which are a sentence or sentences (at least 3 to 4) and reference specific authors or class material (powerpoint and video clips).
PDF or Microsoft Word document.
The discussion post should demonstrate critical thinking skills and should NOT be a summary of the class material, but demonstrate original thought and writing.
The post should be at least 500 words and not exceed 550 words.
WebsitesVideos to include:
https://msmagazine.com/2014/02/19/how-many-of-these-early-black-feminists-do-you-know/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj23X2ngUQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-DQSH2EkDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuK7wIxhlig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0xwxae6Q4
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