feminism is for everybody: passionate politics

bell hooks (1952–2021) was an acclaimed cultural critic, feminist theorist, educator, and writer whose work reshaped conversations on race, gender, class, and love. Born Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, she adopted the pen name bell hooks—in honor of her great-grandmother and to emphasize her ideas over her identity. Over her career, she published more than 30 books, including influential works like Ain’t I a Woman?, Black Women and Feminism, and feminism is for everybody. Known for her accessible writing and commitment to education, hooks championed feminism as a movement to end all systems of domination, leaving a lasting legacy as one of the most important thinkers of our time.
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