Articles on women's involvement in national liberation movements and women's organizations in developing countries - discusses women in politics and in exile, their experience in armed conflicts, revolution and also after independence; struggle against violence and sexual harassment; health and reproduction problems; describes the fight of woman workers and rural women against exploitation. Bibliography, illustrations, list of women's organizations.

A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking, giving this book a critical place on every feminist scholar's bookshelf.