bell hooks
1952
5
Quotes
Biography
bell hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins in 1952, was an influential American author, feminist, and social activist. She adopted the pen name 'bell hooks' as a tribute to her great-grandmother. As a prominent voice in intersectional feminism, hooks focused on issues of race, class, and gender, advocating for social justice and equality. Through her extensive body of work, including books like 'Ain't I a Woman' and 'Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center,' hooks challenged traditional feminist perspectives and introduced new ideas to the discourse.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power — not because they don't see it, but because they see it and they don't want it to exist.
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Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.
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Love is an action, never simply a feeling.
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The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is—it’s to imagine what is possible.
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Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity.