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Bibliography:

Banks, Ingrid. Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women’s Consciousness. NYU Press, 2000. http://www.academia.edu/10935126/Hair_Matters_Beauty_Power_And_Black_Womens_Consciousness

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The book that I have chosen to read for our Toni Morrison “Choose Your Own” book report is entitled Tar Baby. This book follows the love story of Jadine and Son, two lovers who find themselves romantically […]

I’ve chosen to go ahead and select three blog posts that have had an impact on my understanding of feminism.

Gender Performance (Blog Post 11) – This post was one that I particularly enjoyed composing. Most […]

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“I wonder why there are women born with silver spoons in their mouths Women who have never known a day of hunger Women who have never changed their own bed linen And I […]

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I am choosing to use my independent study to shed light on the existence of race based hair discrimination in the workplace and how this practice lends direct assistance to the marginalization of black […]

It is my understanding that material feminism is a branch of feminism that takes a more diverse approach to fighting against social injustices faced by women. This is accomplished by shedding light on how gender […]

Transcribed below is the interview that I conducted with my mother who was born in 1965 Brooklyn, NY. She lived with her mother and three older sisters in a private home supported solely by her mother who […]

I think that when one disidentifies with something it doesn’t necessarily mean that they find fault with or have deeply rooted dislike for whatever it is that they are unable to identify with, they simply do not […]

First you must join our private class group by following this link: https://hypothes.is/groups/z3grRGrg/wgs-1001-spring-2020?q=Next, you will need to create an account with Hypothes.is so that you can annotate […]

Giving an Account of One’s Self allows Judith Butler to provide the reader with insight to themselves by letting them know that no one truly know who they are or what they want to do outside of the social […]

Culture wars can be defined as the result of inequality between social groups. It is the struggle for equal opportunities and representation within society faced by many oppressed groups. This term relates […]

Hope this post finds everyone safe and well. I have been staying inside as much as humanly possible ; making brief runs for essentials only when absolutely necessary. A lot of my time is spent with my family […]

I will be researching Ida B. Wells and her contributions as a suffragist, journalist, and leader in the civil rights movement for my independent study. I will attempt to explain how the fearless approach used by […]