womanist

womanist
wom·an·ist (wo͝omʹən-ĭst) adj.
Having or expressing a belief in or respect for women and their talents and abilities beyond the boundaries of race and class: “Womanist... tradition assumes, because of our experiences during slavery, that black women already are capable” (Alice Walker).
n.
One whose beliefs or actions are informed by womanist ideals.
  womʹan·ism n.

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