Twentieth-century black women learned to accept sexism as natural fact

Evidence

Gradually the radical revolutionary spirit that had characterized the intellectual and political contribution of black women in the 19th century was quelled. A definite change in the role played by black women in the political and social affairs of black people occurred in the 20th century. This change was indicative of an overall decline in the efforts of all American women to effect radical social reform. When the women’s rights movement ended in the twenties, the voices of black women liberationists were stilled. The war had stripped the movement of its earlier fervor. While black women participated equally with black men in the struggle for survival by entering the work force whenever possible, they did not advocate an end to sexism. Twentieth century black women had learned to accept sexism as natural, a given, a fact of life. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 29

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Black women’s acceptance of patriarchy predated the 60s movement — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 538; Fear of being alone drove black women to accept black male sexism — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 537; Awareness of sexist discrimination does not equal eliminating sexist oppression — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 554 (+10 more)

Related

• Black women’s acceptance of patriarchy predated the 60s movement (similarity 0.88)
• Fear of being alone drove black women to accept black male sexism (similarity 0.88)
• Racist, sexist socialization conditioned black women to devalue femaleness and identify only with race (similarity 0.88)
• Black women experienced sexist oppression distinct from racism (similarity 0.87)
• The women’s movement failed to analyze black women’s sexist oppression (similarity 0.87)
• Awareness of sexist discrimination does not equal eliminating sexist oppression (similarity 0.87)
• Understanding black women’s status requires analyzing race and sex together (similarity 0.86)
• Sexist-racist socialization convinced black women their interests were not worth fighting for. (similarity 0.86)
• Black women needed a separate feminist intellectual tradition (similarity 0.85)
• 60s black liberation codified sexist role separation within the movement (similarity 0.85)
• Nineteenth century black women suffered most from sexism yet lacked collective power (similarity 0.85)
• Black women’s silence on sexism stemmed from socialization that devalued their femaleness (similarity 0.84)
• Black liberation requires fighting sexism as much as racism (similarity 0.84)
• Black leaders resist acknowledging black male sexism to avoid complicating anti-racist efforts. (similarity 0.84)
• Nineteenth century black women were the most sexist-oppressed female group in America (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Black women’s silence on sexism stemmed from socialization that devalued their femaleness #expands (0.80)
• The 1950s, not the 70s black macho, socialized black women into sexist roles #corroborates (0.70)
• Black women experienced sexist oppression distinct from racism #expands (0.60) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 47
• Nineteenth-century black women endured double enslavement by race and sex #corroborates (0.60)
• Nineteenth century black women were the most sexist-oppressed female group in America #corroborates (0.50)