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Book · by bell hooks · first published 1981

How many pages is Ain't I a Woman?

Ain't I a Woman by bell hooks has a median of 205 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 205 to 206 pages.

Median pages
205
11 editions counted
Range
192–220
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.9h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
56k
at 275 words per page

How long will Ain't I a Woman take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 57 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

2002201990200020101981: 205 pages1982: 205 pages1983: 192 pages1987: 216 pages1991: 205 pages1999: 205 pages1999: 205 pages2014: 220 pages2014: 206 pages2014: 206 pages2015: 205 pagesmedian 205
20022020001981: 205 pages1982: 205 pages1983: 192 pages1987: 216 pages1991: 205 pages1999: 205 pages1999: 205 pages2014: 220 pages2014: 206 pages2014: 206 pages2015: 205 pagesmedian 205
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015Routledge–205OL27169917M
2014Taylor & Francis Group–220OL53968681M
2014Taylor & Francis Group–206OL34522525M
2014Taylor & Francis Group–206OL53933412M
1999South End PressHardcover205OL8253902M
1999South End PressPaperback205OL8253901M
1991South End Press–205OL18368275M
1987Pluto Press–216OL28950766M

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Questions

How many pages is Ain't I a Woman?
About 205 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 192 to 220 pages.
How long does it take to read Ain't I a Woman?
About 3 h 57 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is Ain't I a Woman?
Roughly 56,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).