"I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance."—bell hooksbell hooks was a prolific, trailblazing author, feminist, social activist, cultural critic, and professor. Born Gloria Jean Watkins, bell used her pen name to center attention on her ideas and to honor her courageous great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks.hooks’s unflinching dedication to her work carved deep grooves for the feminist and anti-racist move