Bell Hooks's Ain T I A Woman?

Gloria Jean Watkins or better known as bell hooks, was an American author, feminist, and social activist. She was born on September 25, 1952 and later in her career, she started to go by the name of bell hooks. The name is derived from her great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. She thought that by going by “bell hooks” that the people would recognize her more of her work, rather than her name. hooks obtained her B.A. in English from Stanford University and then M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Soon after, she taught English and Ethnic Studies at the University of Southern California. After[ML1] a few years of teaching at numerous institutions, hooks began to write books and journals. Her work primarily focused on the …show more content…
In her book, hooks argues that sexism and racism during slavery contributed to the fact that black women had the lowest status in modern society. Her overall argument was that stereotypes made throughout slavery still impacts black women to this day[ML2] . Shortly after this publication, she wrote and published “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center”. In this, hooks argued that although the idea of feminism is to make women equal to men, it is impossible for this to happen when not even all men are equal. She adds that the system - feminism - is corrupt and that achieving equality is not possible. Instead, hooks insists that there needs to be a transformation with society …show more content…
hooks urges society to not fall under this misconception, but rather to understand the real idea of feminism and to include all races of women and even men. Feminism is the idea for all men and women to be equal, regardless of race. Feminism is slowly earning back its original definition as more people come together and express the true meaning of this movement. “Feminist Theory: Margin to Center” is a theory that is still expressed and accepted by many. hooks’ writings have certainly made a significant impact on modern day