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Hooks, Bell (writer and poet) (Buyers Guide)

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Feminist writer and poet Bell Hooks focuses on racist and sexist issues in the US. Her main underlying theories are arguments against the 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy' which Hooks claims has worsened the plight of Afro-American women with the help of mainstream feminist movements.

Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1995
Buyers Guide, Hooks, Bell

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Naylor, Gloria

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Gloria Naylor is an African American novelist whose first book, 'The Women of Brewster Place' won the American Book Award and who is recognized as a leader of the black feminist literary movement. Her life and career are profiled, and critical reaction to her work is surveyed.

Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1993
Authors, Writers, Naylor, Gloria

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Connie Briscoe

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Biography of Connie Briscoe discusses her childhood hearing impairment, the loving support of her family and the irresistible call of the written word.

Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2000
United States, Briscoe, Connie

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Subjects list: African American women authors, African American women writers, Biography
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