Her works included the influential 1981 book Ain’t I a Woman?
Black Women and Feminism.
She published her first book,Ain’t I a Woman?
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hooks joined the faculty at Berea, a private liberal arts college in her native Kentucky, in 2004. hooks' writing inspired and influenced many artists and leaders of today.
hooks was also renowned for her cultural analyses, notably penning a critical examination ofBeyonce’s visual albumLemonadein 2016.
“Pussies are out.
It’s bootylicious all the way,” hooks said.
