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womanism|ˈwʊmənɪz(ə)m|
[f. woman n. + -ism.]
Advocacy of or enthusiasm for the rights, achievements, etc. of women.
1863W. P. Lennox Biogr. Remin. I. 286 It became quite the rage to quote the ambiguous passages of her worst productions..as reflecting the strong-minded womanism of the nineteenth century. 1880Blackmore Mary Anerley xxvii. II. 165 That the mother of his daughter..should now turn round and take her part, from downright womanism, in the teeth of all reason.
Add:b. spec. that of a kind advocated by some writers, esp. Black woman writers, and characterized by an emphasis on celebrating the contribution of women to society as a whole; Black feminism. Cf. *womanist n. (and a.) 2.
1984N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Jan. 36/3 Womanism, in Alice Walker's definition, is not just different from feminism; it is better. ‘Part of our tradition as black women is that we are universalists... When a black woman looks at the world, it is so different.’ 1987Poetry Rev. June 7 We're working in the wrong culture for poetry. This led to my work in womanism..because one of the missing things is the place of women's influence in our culture. |