Description

Book Synopsis

Published in 1982, But Some of Us Are Brave was the first-ever Black women''s studies reader and a foundational text of contemporary feminism. 

Featuring writing from eminent scholars, activists, teachers, and writers, such as the Combahee River Collective and Alice Walker, All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Bravechallenges the absence of Black feminist thought in women’s studies, confronts racism, and investigates the mythology surrounding Black women in the social sciences. 

As the first comprehensive collection of Black feminist scholarship, But Some of Us Are Brave was recognized by Audre Lorde as “the beginning of a new era, where the ‘women’ in women’s studies will no longer mean ‘white.’” 

Coeditors Akasha (Gloria T.) Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, and Barbara Smith are authors and former women''s studies professors. Brittney C. Cooper is a professor of Women''s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of several books, including Eloquent Rage, named by Emma Watson as an Our Shared Shelf read for November/December 2018.

But Some Of Us Are Brave (2nd Ed.): Black Women's

    Product form

    £17.09

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £17.99 – you save £0.90 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Sat 20 Jun 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Gloria T Hull, Patricia Bell Scott, Brittney Cooper

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of But Some Of Us Are Brave (2nd Ed.): Black Women's by Gloria T Hull

      Publisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New York
      Publication Date: 15/10/2015
      ISBN13: 9781558618985, 978-1558618985
      ISBN10: 1558618988
      Also in:
      Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Published in 1982, But Some of Us Are Brave was the first-ever Black women''s studies reader and a foundational text of contemporary feminism. 

      Featuring writing from eminent scholars, activists, teachers, and writers, such as the Combahee River Collective and Alice Walker, All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Bravechallenges the absence of Black feminist thought in women’s studies, confronts racism, and investigates the mythology surrounding Black women in the social sciences. 

      As the first comprehensive collection of Black feminist scholarship, But Some of Us Are Brave was recognized by Audre Lorde as “the beginning of a new era, where the ‘women’ in women’s studies will no longer mean ‘white.’” 

      Coeditors Akasha (Gloria T.) Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, and Barbara Smith are authors and former women''s studies professors. Brittney C. Cooper is a professor of Women''s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of several books, including Eloquent Rage, named by Emma Watson as an Our Shared Shelf read for November/December 2018.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account