Ain T I A Woman Bell Hooks Analysis

While reading the chapter from the book Ain’t I a Woman by bell hooks, the three things that stood out to me were: females slaves had to constantly be aware that at any time they could be raped, Institutionalized sexism, Female slaves were constantly aware that any time they could be sexually assaulted. No matter what the case may be, they were getting rapped. I believe all slaves no matter the gender, had it bad, but the fact that the black female slave feared being beaten but also raped every day. “The female slave lived in constant awareness of her sexual vulnerability and in perpetual fear that any male, white or black, might single her out to assault and victimize.” (hooks 1981, 24). The fact that being raped led to prostitution is