Why this word is great
ECOWOMANISM — [Noun] A form of womanism that emphasizes the intersection of gender, race, and environmental justice, particularly focusing on Black women's ecological perspectives and activism. From eco- (prefix relating to the environment) + womanism (a social theory centering Black women's experiences and activism), it is a lens sharpened by both legacy and urgency. Unlike "ecofeminism" (which universalizes women’s connection to nature) or "womanism" (which broadly addresses Black women’s freedom), ecowomanism is the deliberate grounding of environmental struggle in the soil of racial and gendered survival. It is the communal gardens planted in food deserts, the ancestral knowledge of healing herbs passed through generations, and the quiet, relentless labor of mothers organizing against pipelines in their backyards—a testament to the fact that stewardship, too, is a form of resistance.