Bell hooks’ books provide a window into her hugely influential theories.
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by Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Loyola University Maryland
I was introduced to the work...
by John Brougher (CNN) -- Feminism's gotten a bad rap lately. For many, even just the word itself conjures up images of radical ideology. Pop music star Taylor Swift and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, to cite two famous examples, asserted that they're pro-equality, but won't identify as feminists.