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African feminist, writer, and scholar Obioma Nnaemeka defines the term "Nego-feminism" in her article Nego-Feminism: Theorizing, Practicing, and Pruning Africa's Way." She writes, "Nego-feminism is the feminism of negotiation; second, nego-feminism stands for 'no ego' feminism and is structured by cultural imperatives and modulated by ...
The book was translated into English in 1986 under the title Speak out, Black sisters, Feminism and oppression in Black Africa. [6] [8] [9] Following the publication of the book, a call for testimonies and statements by African women, many women authors began to write using the first person in their stories and fictions.
Despite these reforms, "state feminism" blocked feminist political activism and brought an end to the first-wave feminist movement in Egypt. [257] During Anwar Sadat 's presidency, his wife, Jehan Sadat , publicly advocated for expansion of women's rights, though Egyptian policy and society was in retreat from women's equality with the new ...
The first wave of feminism came about during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Women wanted the same opportunities as men, most notably -- the right to vote. Women wanted the same opportunities ...
Schreiner was one of South Africa's earliest literary figures. Her novel The Story of an African Farm was written during the era of first-wave feminism and has been recognized for its revolutionary feminist politics, though some scholars have criticized the novel as racist and exclusionist. The themes of love, marriage, motherhood, empire, and ...
March is Women's History Month, meaning there's no better time to read (or reread) an incredible feminist book. From foundational texts by Audre...
Feminist Africa is a peer-reviewed academic journal that addresses feminist topics from an "African continental perspective". [1] It is published by the African Gender Institute (University of Cape Town). [2] Its founding editor-in-chief is Amina Mama (Mills College and University of California, Davis). [3]
Africana womanism is a term coined in the late 1980s by Clenora Hudson-Weems, [1] intended as an ideology applicable to all women of African descent. It is grounded in African culture and Afrocentrism and focuses on the experiences, struggles, needs, and desires of Africana women of the African diaspora.