Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.' -Ibram X. GradeSaver, 7 July 2020 Web.About the Book 'A collection of essays taking aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women'-īook Synopsis A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ' The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Next Section Hood Feminism Summary How To Cite in MLA Format Barbour, Polly. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.

You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. She is also the author of the graphic novel Amazons, Abolitionists and Activists : A Graphic History of Women's Fight for their Rights. She is a respected essayist who often writes about the politics of food. Army and worked in the Department of Veterans Affairs before devoting herself to writing full time. Kendall has experienced male dominated institutions herself, having served in the U.S. Women, Kendall observes, are hyper-sexualized and despite the fact that over half of the population is female, the female narrative is still written by men. Although this contention is flawed, in that straight white women do not yet experience gender equality either, it does form the basis of her essay collection, and it is the thread that binds them all together. Kendall also believes that feminism is for straight, white academics.

These include poverty, hunger, finding a decently paying job and raising children alone when facing all of these issues. There are many things that feminist voices do not currently address. There is also a tendency of feminist leaders to dictate to women the particular issues that they should find important, but in doing so, they do not represent, or even attempt to improve the lives of, all women. In fact, she feels that women actually oppress other women - which is an academically-oriented way of admitting that mean girls do not just exist in Linsey Lohan movies. Hood Feminismis a collection of essays by Mikki Kendall, who takes issue with feminism in general because, she asserts, it only really works for some women. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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