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noun
wom·​an·​ism | \ ˈwu̇-mÉ™-ËŒni-zÉ™m How to pronounce womanism (audio) \

Definition of womanism

: a form of feminism focused especially on the conditions and concerns of black women
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womanist \ ˈwu̇-​mÉ™-​nist How to pronounce womanist (audio) \ noun or adjective

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 In response, some black feminists decamped from feminism to create womanism. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The waves of feminism, and why people keep fighting over them, explained," 1 June 2018 Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, and Kimberlé Crenshaw couldn’t create terms like Black feminism, womanism, and intersectionality to spread the word about our struggle without that knowledge. — refinery29.com, "Michelle Obama Talks To R29 About The Power Of Girls' Education," 8 Mar. 2018

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1984, in the meaning defined above

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