It has been said that historically, black women have been absent from much feminist theory, both in feminist literature and black literature. (Watkins, pp165) Two writers that are working to change this “HIStory”, are Toni Morrison and Melissa Lucashenko. These writers’ are both black and are both female. They write to include the “other”. That is, they empower the previously marginalised black woman. We will look into how this is achieved further on in the …showed first 75 words of 3663 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3663 total…Remarks From the evidence provided it is easy to pronounce that both of these texts attempt to address social constructs and totalising ideologies that are evident in all spheres of the world. In this they have succeeded. They have empowered the “other” while marginalizing the oppressor to some degree. These are two of the many post-colonial texts written in the voice of black feminists that continue to push the envelope and make the reader think.