It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman by Michele Wallace
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Originally published in 1978, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman caused a storm of controversy. Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biases of the black politics that emerged from the sixties. She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power, demonstrating the ways in which a genuine female subjectivity was blocked by the traditional myths of black womanhood. With a foreword that examines the debate the book has sparked between intellectuals and political leaders, as well as what has—and, crucially, has not—changed over the last four decades,...
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman by Michele Wallace is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman aloud.
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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