Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism Glossary

by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism Glossary

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Colonialism

controlling socio-political and economic spheres of another country

Demoralized

disheartened, someone who has lost hope

Ideology

principles, set of beliefs

Imperialism

the policy of extending the power and influence of a country through colonization

Liberationists

someone who tries to free others from oppression

Mythology

collections of myths, stories that are indigenous to particular religion or society

Obliged

force or coerce someone

Pioneers

usually an explorer, someone who is first in settling in another new country

Sexist

someone who discriminates based on the biological sex of the person

Socialized

making someone act in a way that is supposedly acceptable in society

Stereotype

a standard and oversimplified idea or image about someone or something

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