womanism
womanism noun: an extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes.
Noun
womanism (countable and uncountable, plural womanisms)
- An extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes.
- Although womanism raises the issue of gender, it simultaneously offers a distance from the “enemy,” in this case, Whites generally and White women in particular.2001, Sheila Ruth, editor, Issues in Feminism: An Introduction to Women's Studies, McGraw-Hill
- In line with femalism, African womanism is committed to the quest for total freedom of the colonized African men and women.2004, Chioma Carol Opara, Her Mother's Daughter: The African Writer as Woman, page 20
Forms of womanism
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Origin of womanism
From woman + -ism. Coined by Alice Walker in 1983.
Words formed from womanism
Questions about womanism
- What does womanism mean?
- Womanism means an extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes.
- What part of speech is womanism?
- Womanism is a noun.
- What is the plural of womanism?
- The plural of womanism is womanisms.
Words near womanism in the dictionary
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