Black feminism has evolved into a large paradigm. Black female scholars as womanist or Black feminist has been a critical issue confronting African-American women as a group. Black Women absorb and disseminate education in ways that give freedom for all women of color. In this essay I will be discussing the ways in which black feminist influence African Studies. I will be discussing the problems that women had during slavery, and the roles that women play today. I will also be talking about why black feminist are important in society today.
In Hines article talks about slavery and what it has to do about Black Studies. Hine says,”The voice and experiences of Black women remained mute, unexamined. In most of the studies both the slaves and the masters were male. Beginning in the late 1970s an emergent group of Black Feminist scholars raised disturbing and challenging questions about the androcentric bias in Black history. Were not Black …show more content…
Black women play important roles with survival and taking care of their families. Today women in general are seen for cooking and cleaning and taking care of the kids, while the men work and pay the bills. Hines then goes on to talk about black feminist scholars, and the role they play in African American Studies. From the 1970s to 1980s, black feminists formed various groups which addressed the role of black women in black nationalism, gay liberation, and other groups. In a journal called African American Women Scholars and International Research: Dr. Anna Julia Cooper’s Legacy of Study Abroad by Stephanie Evans; she said “Before 1984, very little writing existed by or about African American women as academics and any focus on their learning experiences highlighted their vocational or elementary teaching careers.” A lot of women had stories to tell, but they were afraid that if they spoke out about the truth they would get killed or even put in
In Hines article talks about slavery and what it has to do about Black Studies. Hine says,”The voice and experiences of Black women remained mute, unexamined. In most of the studies both the slaves and the masters were male. Beginning in the late 1970s an emergent group of Black Feminist scholars raised disturbing and challenging questions about the androcentric bias in Black history. Were not Black …show more content…
Black women play important roles with survival and taking care of their families. Today women in general are seen for cooking and cleaning and taking care of the kids, while the men work and pay the bills. Hines then goes on to talk about black feminist scholars, and the role they play in African American Studies. From the 1970s to 1980s, black feminists formed various groups which addressed the role of black women in black nationalism, gay liberation, and other groups. In a journal called African American Women Scholars and International Research: Dr. Anna Julia Cooper’s Legacy of Study Abroad by Stephanie Evans; she said “Before 1984, very little writing existed by or about African American women as academics and any focus on their learning experiences highlighted their vocational or elementary teaching careers.” A lot of women had stories to tell, but they were afraid that if they spoke out about the truth they would get killed or even put in