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==Birth - Death== | ==Birth - Death== | ||
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| − | Author, feminist, and LGBTQ activist. Her works encompasses areas of race, sexuality, gender, and the perception of black women in society today. Founded the bell hooks Institute at Berea College (2014) and is Distinguished Professor in Residence. Notable books include ' Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism (1981) and 'All About Love: New Visions' (2001), among her 30 books written. Author of six children's books. Considered a leading intellectual thinker of the current time. | + | Author, feminist, and LGBTQ activist. Her works encompasses areas of race, sexuality, gender, and the perception of black women in society today. Founded the bell hooks Institute at Berea College (2014) and is Distinguished Professor in Residence. Notable books include ' Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism (1981) and 'All About Love: New Visions' (2001), among her 30 books written. Author of six children's books. Considered a leading intellectual thinker of the current time. One of Time’s 100 Women of the Year in 2020. Born as Gloria Jean Watkins. |
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* [[LGBTQ Authors of Children and Teen Books]] | * [[LGBTQ Authors of Children and Teen Books]] | ||
* [[Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender]] | * [[Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender]] | ||
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* http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/ | * http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/ | ||
* https://www.them.us/story/bell-hooks | * https://www.them.us/story/bell-hooks | ||
| + | * https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/12/15/queer-black-feminist-writer-bell-hooks-dies-69 | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 26 April 2022
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1952 - 2021
Occupation
Writer, Academic
Description
Author, feminist, and LGBTQ activist. Her works encompasses areas of race, sexuality, gender, and the perception of black women in society today. Founded the bell hooks Institute at Berea College (2014) and is Distinguished Professor in Residence. Notable books include ' Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism (1981) and 'All About Love: New Visions' (2001), among her 30 books written. Author of six children's books. Considered a leading intellectual thinker of the current time. One of Time’s 100 Women of the Year in 2020. Born as Gloria Jean Watkins.
See Also
- LGBTQ Authors of Children and Teen Books
- Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender
- Race Activists in the LGBTQ Community
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.biography.com/people/bell-hooks-41040
- http://commonstruggle.org/bellhooks
- https://www.berea.edu/appalachian-center/home/faculty-and-staff/bell-hooks/
- http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/
- https://www.them.us/story/bell-hooks
- https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/12/15/queer-black-feminist-writer-bell-hooks-dies-69
