I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance."īorn Gloria Jean Watkins on September 25, 1952, bell hooks grew up in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Notable Quote: "I will not have my life narrowed down.Published Works: "Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism," "Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center," "Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black," "Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics," "Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life" (with Cornel West), "Teaching to Transgress: Education As the Practice of Freedom," "Killing Rage: Ending Racism," "All About Love: New Visions," "We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity".Education: Bachelor's, Stanford University, Master's, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Ph.D, University of California, Santa Cruz.Parents: Veodis Watkins and Rosa Bell Watkins.Known For: Theorist, scholar, writer, and activist.
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