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  • noun An extension to feminism that covers a respect for women of all races and classes

Etymologies

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woman +‎ -ism

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Examples

  • But Walker's work has always been about the experiences and inner lives of black women – she coined the term "womanism" that describes a movement of black feminists who felt ignored by mainstream feminism.

    Alice Walker 2011

  • Lindsay uses images and text to provide an image of Alice Walker, who originally coined the term womanism in her book In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens: Womanist Prose.

    New Stencil by KM Stitchery: This is What a Womanist Looks Like Renee 2009

  • Lindsay uses images and text to provide an image of Alice Walker, who originally coined the term womanism in her book In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens: Womanist Prose.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Renee 2009

  • Black women who share feminist ideals but associate feminism with white women sometimes prefer to talk about "womanism,"

    Feminism's Identity Crisis 1993

  • Black women who share feminist ideals but associate feminism with white women sometimes prefer to talk about "womanism,"

    Feminism's Identity Crisis 1993

  • Perhaps, feminists who diverge from conventional feminism and claim a more personal feminism, such as womanism, are content.

    Serendip's Exchange - 2008

  • While womanism at its heart is pro-woman, it is also about understanding the communal value of all people of color, reported by the Guardian.

    Race Ignored in the Feminist Blogosphere « Gender Across Borders 2010

  • Then, this discussion of womanism had us reconsidering feminism.

    Global Feminist Link Love: March 8-14 « Gender Across Borders 2010

  • A review of the literature informs me that post-structuralism, womanism, libertarianism, postmodernism, transnationalism, and queer, critical and post-colonial theory are all central to third wave ideology.

    Daniel Krotz: Third Wave Feminism 2009

  • If feminism is routinely placed first it sets up womanism as a ridiculous offshoot.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Renee 2009

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