womanist
- noun
- /ˈwʊmənɪst/
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- The motif of Jesus as the substitute object of punishment, which assumes the principle of retribution, is the particular image that feminists and womanists have found very offensive.
- womanists and feminists
Examples
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The social work profession has yet to recognize the pioneering efforts of Haynes, but it is not too late for social workers to learn from her life's work as a scholar, elected leader, social worker, and womanist.
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I cannot fault the feminists and womanists who call these atonement motifs an image of divine child abuse.
Academic text (2001) -
I say womanists because I doubt that all of them are even feminists.
Blog text (30) -
The hyperbole by the womanists here is amazing.
Blog text (30) -
And so the womanists here amplify the threat and assign the worst intent automatically, practically claiming that murder in the name of self-defense is quite justified, where it's not at all clear what the threat level really was.
Blog text (30) -
To deal with the problem of terminology, author Alice Walker (1983) and others (Hine, 1996; Ogunyemi, 1985) have used the words "womanist" and "womanism" to describe the African American female experience.
Academic text (1997) -
Exposing students to feminists writing from different perspectives (womanist, queer liberation, etc.) would make them aware that differences exist, but to ensure that they grapple with the challenges these perspectives present, I approach them through their critiques of feminism.
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A womanist believes in the empowerment of Black women and their unique experiences in society.
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The conference featured several prominent womanists who spoke about the rights of women and their contributions to social justice.
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As a committed womanist, she advocates for issues that specifically affect women of color in her community.
Synonyms
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A person who supports equal rights for women
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A person who supports equal rights for women
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A person who supports equal rights for women
Supporting equal rights and fair treatment for women
A person who works for equal rights for women
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Womanist comes from woman and the ending -ist meaning 'one who', and was made popular by the writer Alice Walker in the 1980s as a term, like feminist, for someone who supports Black women's rights. So, a womanist is a person who helps lift up the voices and lives of Black women.