Monday, July 8 at 9pm on MPT
Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work on gender, class and love helped redefine the feminist movement, making it more universal for all. The documentary features selections read by Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer and interviews with feminist activist Gloria Steinem, writers Crystal Wilkinson and Silas House, bell's younger sister Gwenda Motley and many others.
Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection of race, class and gender serves as a lasting contribution to the feminist movement.
About the program
Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection of class and gender serves as a lasting contribution to the feminist movement. Learn how bell’s childhood in Hopkinsville and her connection to Kentucky’s “hillbilly culture” informed her views and her belief that feminism is for everybody.