Womanish: A Grown Black Woman Speaks on Love and Life

by Kim McLarin

Book Overview

Womanish. (Opp. of "girlish," i.e. frivolous, irresponsible, not serious.) A black feminist or feminist of color. From the black folk expression of mothers to female children, "you acting womanish," i.e., like a woman. Usually referring to outrageous, audacious, courageous or willful behavior... Acting grown up. Being grown up... --From Alice Walker's Definition of a "Womanist" from In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632460793
• ISBN13: 9781632460790
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Ig Publishing
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"