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    FEMINIST THEORY From Margin to Center Suh ind Peay Cla bel hooks Ccopighs © 984 and 2000 Gaia Wis keednig yan Shp “Any rope inte uation of pH 500 guna won my be ‘es moeneed 2000, For longer quotations ofr» guster umber of thal wey lei Sesh end Per ore Hoke Pal ISeNo-coscoted a) SBN O-9608-68-5(ppe) 1 Femi Uned Suer—Evleaon 2 ABt-Amerinn women ¥1Q1426 -H675 1999 soj20975— gat op0ss683 Sout Fa rs ely acknowl the moor nal sp Seats Cate fe ey Unf New Yer rang Meda Eves Calg, 1650 Bedford Avene, Brook, NY 11235. souiondgronardprtons rimalia Canaabyesion tor gigs! are itr Als Goo, Vale Thre, Sarah Porat ow ard For ov har rghit Fora ss! Preface to the Second EDition SEEING THE LIGHT Visionary Feminisn Feminist movement continues «a be one of the most powerfil strgies fox social ste tig pla athe wood way I abed the Bes deat of my fest feminiee book, liv I # Woman Bock ‘ones and Fein when Iwas ninsen ewes pabied soe tea years re Tn thon en year I bsane moved mot involved in eeaing feminist theory. Often when india ko we shout comemporey fmt movemen they make tse ne ‘hough there war a ee body of fia pines and bel et served as foundation fom the very Bepanig ts atu when eins wpising began to vera inte te imac tet in diverse etngs among women wb often bad no knowlege of ‘one another ensence. Thre was no len defined paonrs ‘Whe Bey Pred ws wang about toe problem fn as 20 sama" addesing the wasn dtniaon sete gly eo ‘seed white women with Cass peg, Soptna Cath, Els Pokey Fannie Low Hime, aod Ann Mog, slong wd ddl ek ‘omenacow the non were chaleigg he seam wan ck ce ‘gh movement Approping the versa of Uk theron ‘ite women called her eeance ro seem wore ion ‘We do aot know who “Ste” age the orm “womens Uses ion" Mati nornnpaane Sigil wha we Kaow fos cece Ingtbe hoy of contemporary fine movement att noel ‘women were heling against wee allover he pace When thoce ‘women tepan to mete and talk together that ealcine chaos seme TECH ey ‘ame to be known at women's Hhesion snd would ter evolve ine feminixemovemens Feminist struggle kes pice nye anyehere 153 Gene mle ee ves ssi elon snd oppeesion Feminist ovement happens wes group of people come ogetet vith an onpntnd srtegy to ake eon to mint parses Teaine so fina cooscioannes in the pated seed ‘of my upbingng, And Inanched feminist thlion by chootag, ight edbeaon span he pasha be of ny fee nd he fears of my mother tno much eueston woul ete mean ‘obea rea woman. joined femiixtenovement my copbomore ye Incollege On camputes everwhere yong women ognpei il pobucs (ick iberaton rg socials anon a ene ‘ental ph) were coneenmatng or sttnion on genee Drew ‘pon the work ofthe acti who a anche wernt ern {feaing manlstos and posiion papery emule salen every ere were encoutged @ examine the pat o fad and wicovee fue hide sone, on fens legacies. An wl thar wok wat Inppening, anothee eld of womnaincencedschelaship was com Inge being fein theaey. ‘Unt the feminist schol cat wae casing on rec ovesing pus history, frgoten Beoins, writers te, or the wok tha Was Shout documenting tom socal scenes perspective the eatene te ‘ces of women's ive, aly foie tory was these forte ‘thi inteogation nd reimagining of eit gender slew te peovide a revoludonay lupin forthe movemant one ht ‘when fllwed would lend win the Seecson of tantforning pat Sicha ele, By tele "70s feria tnkee were lead tog {gin dalezcal chaque ofthe fen inking ta had eee ‘oo late "0s vai. That ctique foamed the bet of trio ve dear. mini thought and pracce were fondamenaly eve when ‘aia women of cola and wise women lies began to gory ‘talenge the noon that ender) foe Ste ing woman's te Tans secallhow ioponeresyonein te es ‘women’ dies do I tended eas where everyone eaeepe ‘he wn whe se ented monty fom preyed ces backs sanenasr zon \gounde—vhea 1 inerropted 4 ascusion about the otgne of tng aoa pial masoenason of oc et bared, nl be done witht darting he funded‘ whch ‘te chiar pc une fen ee ‘0 nee i has biped ons ces ng te dct re po ie oe Siete arent ‘tcl and arly npn or te ainteanee ft Hears Saat agen Sapoetanmaenctes See eee ene iene Rita stieramaan einai Dothan ines te ‘ches penntentetnensmte \aconcepon ofan nate Sn genes the iecceieaan seems ‘the ppresion in dose in he sup pre aot silanes nevantommene Soto ean Brie err Eaeessiean eee Although ther penpecives on feminim ineade refer dae would have td mpiatons for society, these ate dhe eons ‘hal wil be rested peecoly beanse they weal set te age for evolutionary tanafonnation were hey inplemented. eis eens ‘hatsodeyt more rerponsiveothore“femniie” deaada thatate ‘not eteing tat ay even bap eins te tc quo Jeanne [Geos ives an example ofthis ex-oprtion of femine eat) fa ber eany "Femina ie from + Maen Perspective” pbished int coast enn elenly Spe of sooping pe ‘el chnge-- Capi i pie fing on Sonn, ‘ange an ing the po Px ems ry seed ‘women coping bac open ey ave red Serie orany ethene ee ‘Spc exctaion a dvted omen Toe serach job sinrehy high" she omg she ca be repel” Percy ab zeae work, many Hoel feminist foe singly ‘einforged expt, mate vals Gusting the Bene of ‘piaem) whoo uy Uberating women economical “Liber women have no been alone in dsming upon the dye sim of fen to athe thsi, Tae et ajsty of Stomen who hve beneStedin any ay som feminist pencred 20> {lees do ot ant to be ect edrocates of orien. Come ferences on ses of reevance o women, which would ever have teem orate or funded ha there not been a feminist movement, take place al over the Une Star andthe parpants do aot ester be teen ar advocate of fori. Theyre eer eluant Wo make «public commitment wo feminist movement or they sneer tthe term diva Aan Anteoea, Naive Ares Toa, ‘Asan Amescan and Hepanic American women find thence! inlated if they suppor femiin mavemen, Eves wom who thay thew fame and pore) as well a inresed somone Ineo) in esponse to ateation pven tht work by lage sumbere of a mast Tone ‘women who sippoit feminiem may delet stnson avay fiom Thee engagement wt emit moverent They may even 0 store oer ema that epee ce concezn wih women tes 10 at avoid wing the tn “emis” The cen of net {eam thi ave no elasonthip to crane pla nc era Spee women who my ae be cht epee ‘This dts an snc seespnace of coed debnidors of feminism her than demand for redeinion, Women ta) Pap port specie ures wl divorcing themaetves fom what ty at fame efi movement, Ta an ail, "Siter--Under the Skin” ina San Faniaco rnowopaper, calamsist Bob Greene comenenta oa the serio ‘many women spazenty have tothe em femintn” Caco fins ‘carious that many women “who obviualybeleve In everything ‘hat pow emis beeve in dvs the tx rin foes ‘hing anpleasans someting wis wi they do nor wish abe ace>- ‘nel Even though such omen often sekaowicdge tht they Inve benetted fom fein generated ftom senate het bate Sepproved the socal stat of spec groupe of women, ey donot ‘ish besten sx partpansinfeminstmovemant “Thee eo get sou iy Af al hs ng dhe en fee rise rte man hgh, oe, nega women bu ‘Sie al soe Tay op oc at tem i angen enon i ey wan ‘ey mes in el ny olen Sp Sek end een thy omer es a Many women ate luca to advocate feminicatbcnuse they ace neces aboot te meaning ofthe fem, Osher women ere ok loi and oppessed etn groupe dmin the tame boca they {lot wish wo be peeved a sopportinga ness movement en bltmis often equated with white women's he efor Langs nm ‘bec of women se eminim at synonymous wh esis hie omophobe lads them wo seer arson with any gop ei fea pelea. Some women far the woed “fran” beesse ‘hey shun denicton wi any pois movement pec oe erivedas cl Of couse deere woman ho do tach oe ‘eocated ws women’s ght movement ny fay they Ireand oppose fist moveren, Mone women ate moe aar ‘vith agave prspeeves on "woten' i than wi he pote Spilixions of tania Ie thi ses postive pase seni ‘ine and power thar we mast ao sage eco ae enn, ‘Ce finiam seems to beaterm witha 0 cl sig ace. The “taything goes” approach othe defson of the Word har ended peactaly meaningless Wha mean by “ao 58 sunualythatany woman who want oval eit wth mes fepadess of her pala! perspective (he can bes conservative Light-ringer or mons comnuns) ean abel heel eit Mou semper a defiiag feminism rast he clas ate of te ‘movement Defindons are asa ber in orga ad focus onthe Individual woma’s ight co feedom aod walfeceniaton, ke ‘Baar Bess Te Remon at rns ofr Peng se

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