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Oren OX ae in pi of eT an Grup, an ef ine (© 2000 2003 Patri Hi Cling Thpsetin juny Reach id, Buray Sul Pre ard band nthe ned Ste recs tes ae platy pid ‘nelancal oe mosis ‘rere cing photocopying an econo Irinlormaton serge or ar ytd rmison nwt fom ne pls ro of Cones Cig Pbtion ate esl rec fer eat a eo ed ih Lay Catling i Pub Data [atop reer nc eal fom he Bris bay Isao 0-4-9672 (8 Isa: pp-o-ws-er2-2 tt Contents 10 inst Eorrion ‘ra Secono Eoion “The Social Constrction of Black Feminist Thought Politics of lick Frist Thought ishing Fete of lack Ferns Thought Core Themes in lack Feminist Thought Fai and Blick Women's Oppression ies, Matrachs, nd Other Consoing Images ower of Deion Sens Polis of ick Womanhood ‘Women's Love Rlstorships Women ad Motherhood sinking Slack Women's Acts ‘Black Feminism, Knowledge, and Power Black Friis in Transnational Context Feminist pistersigy Polis of Empanerment ant * * 7 3 e % » Py 2s 8772 sex ume el Iowlegevaldaon pre spre lack fai the alee fr ane knoll by wispea! noon of al eae te hs al march al vidal who wish oar Feminist canbe upp ‘owllge calm A rd nthe pros hl tt our seo RO American women fice pei erga acta 1966 women fom the knowledge tl ‘ren ace potons aah Rick fener shad staceroamsr enerewoioer 273 nen wo cep shve umpsos ae Hey tl ation of tee fet younde ju a he natrl walties f aly nora oy sms ao be acrpaevo te pomp Pika proce Univer Ate American Bie single thes ae on eed ne Bailes tates nvidia Soe of Isto of wit onstes equ psi Bch stor they, ee p bel eer Back ones cn oe oerpresed ester to rea What ll dren Bib protiennic fe Back women nr tht274 scx ecumer ll rc proces By ell ace these ra Sage 1983 Hog 198) schneider a ody yen ti sy aby obeying ti 1987) A wcond quent proces (agg 1983). 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For Back weren ew kote cy worked out i ton fom ther Indias ae oped though dino wth cher embers os ema trconlogal awanpion wiaying the oe of loge hnmicige his at connected rather than sepucton eomporent of te tnwigerabnion proce (Bleak ea Scena ton Woes es py pn wor gy, npn peal owe | eee pe ease hc nog ne oe woud nde tok tan 3 er The repent fund he cae thy needa hy me pope tel her put may es een jovcanters a Thovecll people ws eee adn280 susce euinier moven Ite, an tho i a The widespread ofthe land sponse Asta ine prc pe ‘ich al of he pear stenen ole a ‘ons o pore,” fr ch Inne ths Hy ‘ftom Aree cau, The nde seth ace artptn ofa na Fords ob ted sn ada emeome at enn tei fal Saga asain” ean 19812) Tune fran’ ano Hack Elis po ao Anerson fan aati epee ‘ur ngage ten once by peopl co sbrocto ot ann tng sro Sa ‘eeu we tho oe nt ee {gh for eagle you can oy Bick Eni Ye rst, tel ag ‘ceca sie edhe pan ‘ny Blick women ite ioe the elo ove byte of haope, When ed why he (cpl Ga Joes pid“ sired srjellng--Afo-Ancrcn sod es, wich hel ‘Soues and importa te bee Ce 1983, 91) Aifeence inthe way sale a eal wer see ‘lator, ons "Wi any women wre family, community, between men abd wonmen, and am ‘lve haravs ty lc women we on ae taal ‘ign reltonais, heret wih many en he ‘sare thxe Ua nie conenatons atop andi” Gr 198), 9) Ae We eal luson's bok Mile a! 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They were eel nie a see de Tis telson tk Rick women, his eral ati pemovoer 285 is enon Moin a eta ee ypc tri bey edn see an ep ron st ing ete cme arn art, ey ed Brace eed human eng ae xt i ba sein Toe ores ee Mao ent ely wed nani ex po see wo cane ed eps he aon rig Nesher eros nor ees sorted sen oig tng ms hi eo tf athe hen of he lege vation pes such sea ancalam Moree hens ou dines ye ad anal wl sce poe ey can at picts cs Ir rr emis wg onl WOMEN AS AGENTS OF KNOWLEDGE Peay che se Unie Ste, Compre et mg oe hn Te ents Naann prceses, ltan-Amencn women ame © fo cece wren nthe xy der ostion fw sn po cr me Bon acy rary erin een wh ne yon te ade to appt” (Grae 1980, 7). 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