Definition of "womanism" [womanism]

• An extension to feminism that covers a respect for women of all races and classes (noun)

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• "But Walker's work has always been about the experiences and inner lives of black women – she coined the term "womanism" that describes a movement of black feminists who felt ignored by mainstream feminism."
• "Lindsay uses images and text to provide an image of Alice Walker, who originally coined the term womanism in her book In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens: Womanist Prose."
• "Black women who share feminist ideals but associate feminism with white women sometimes prefer to talk about "womanism,""