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Bell HOOKS

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AIN'T A WOMAN

° During his studies, Watkins was writing her book Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism, which she began at the age of 19 and then published in 1981 by South End Press. He is nominated the "One of the twenty most influential women's books in the last 20 years." It shows themes such as the impact of racism on black women, the devaluation of black femininity and the marginalization of it.

OTHERS BOOKS

She has published a lot of books defending her ideas: - Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, published by South End Press in 1984. - Talking Back: Thinking feminist, thinking Black, published by Between the Lines in 1989 -Sisters of the Yam: Black women and self-recovery, publishe by South End Press in 1993.

BIOGRAPHY AND STUDIES

° Gloria Jean Watkins was born on September 25, 1952, to a working-class African-American family. Her father worked as a janitor and her mother worked as a maid in the homes of white families.

° An avid reader, Bell Hooks was educated in racially segregated public schools, later moving to an integrated school in the late 1960s.

° She began her academic career in 1976 as an English professor

In 1983, after her years of teaching and writing, Hooks completed her doctorate in English at the University of California.