womanism

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womanism

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From woman + -ism. Coined by Alice Walker in 1983.

noun womanisms

countable, uncountable An extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes. Although womanism raises the issue of gender, it simultaneously offers a distance from the “enemy,” in this case, Whites generally and White women in particular.

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@misc{womanism_2026,
  title = {womanism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/womanism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}