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bell hooks
- Born
- Sep 25, 1952 · Aged 69
- Died
- Dec 15, 2021
- Place of birth
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 9
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (2)
- Gloria Watkins
- Gloria Jean Watkins
Biography
Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 - December 15, 2021) better known by her pen name as bell hooks, was a professor, social activist, public intellectual, cultural critic, feminist and author of 40 books, including Ain't I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism, Black Looks: Race and Representation, Reel to Real, and All About Love: New Visions. In 2014, the bell hooks Center was founded at Berea College in Kentucky. In 2021, hooks died of kidney failure at her home, following a brief period of illness.
