Miranda Ngangom
Abstract
Slavery has exploited its most from slave women- their bodies, their relationship, dignity, labour, and so on. Historically, culturally, and socially, slave/black women have been stationed at the margin/periphery, with little to no room, to assert their voice, on discussions surrounding feminism. The discussions on feminism from a Western outlook, falls short on examining the complex lives and lived realities of Black women, from the period of slavery to current trends. Within a White feminist discourse that even aims to consider Black women, the lack of consideration to acknowledge several factors as categories of oppression has been noticed and overlooked. Therefore, Kimberle Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality, that recognizes several overlapping factors of oppression, becomes the ideal methodology to analyse Black women’s literary narratives. This paper, hence, examines two slave narratives, written by women, through the lens of intersectionality, specifically, analysing the pains of being born a girl in slavery.
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Published: July 2025 [Vol. 08, No. 07]