| Title | Theorizing 'What Could Have Been': Black Feminism, Historical Memory, and the Politics of Reclamation |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Regis Mann |
| Journal | Women's Studies |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | 575-599 |
| ISSN | 00497878 |
| Abstract | The article discusses history's role in black feminist theory. It examines racism and sexism and comments on several female African American historical figures, including poet Frances E.W. Harper, feminist Maria W. Stewart, and abolitionist Sojourner Truth. The author considers Truth's speech known as the "Ain't I a Woman?" speech and evaluates treatments of it in academia. The works of several theorists of black feminism, including Valerie Palmer-Mehta, Patricia Hill Collins, and Ann DuCille, are discussed. |
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| DOI | 10.1080/00497878.2011.581564 |
| Short Title | Theorizing 'What Could Have Been' |