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How do Feminism and Womanism compare?
Feminism: Focuses on gender equality, may overlook racial disparities. Womanism: Centers Black women's experiences, critiques racism within feminism.
What is Black Feminism?
A movement recognizing the unique oppression faced by Black women due to racism and sexism.
Define Womanism.
A term coined by Alice Walker to critique racism within feminism and sexism within Black liberation movements, centering Black women's experiences.
What is Intersectionality?
A framework coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw describing how different forms of discrimination overlap, creating unique experiences for Black women.
Define Dual Oppression.
The unique oppression experienced by Black women as both Black people and women.
What is the Combahee River Collective?
A Black feminist lesbian organization that played a key role in developing Black feminist thought in the 1970s.
What is Black Feminism?
A movement recognizing the unique oppressions faced by Black women due to racism and sexism.
What is Womanism?
A term coined by Alice Walker to center the experiences and empowerment of Black women, while acknowledging solidarity with other marginalized groups.
What is Intersectionality?
A framework, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, that examines how various forms of discrimination overlap and create unique experiences for individuals.
Define Dual Oppression.
The unique experience of being oppressed as both a Black person and as a woman.
What is the Combahee River Collective?
A Black feminist lesbian organization active in the 1970s that developed the Combahee River Collective Statement.
What is the Combahee River Collective Statement?
A foundational document of Black feminism that argues for the interconnectedness of various forms of oppression.
Define 'the personal is political'.
A feminist idea that personal experiences are rooted in larger political and social structures.
What is meant by 'solidarity'?
Unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.
Define 'equitable distribution of resources'.
The fair and just allocation of resources, ensuring everyone has access to what they need.
Define 'Black Feminist Identity'.
A political identity based on the lived experiences and inherent value of Black women.