Sisterhood or The Sisterhood may refer to:

Family, relationships, and organizations

Sister A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to ref ...

, a female sibling * Sorority (philosophy) or sisterhood, an ethical relationship between people, which is based on love and solidarity * Sorority or sisterhood, a female social organization *

Sisterhood (feminism) The concept of sisterhood in feminism stands for solidarity and mutual support between women. It has emerged from the notion of a close, intimate connection and gone through changes and criticism throughout history with the development of feminist m ...

, solidarity between women in the context of sexual discrimination * Sister (Christian), the title used for a nun in certain monastic orders *

Lay Sister Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular matters, and were distinguished from choir monks or friars in that they did not pray in choir ...

, a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor. * Commonwealth Sisterhood (The Red Arrow/Order of the Arrow) a membership level in the Boy Scouts of America honor society * The Sisterhood, a group of Black women writers founded in Brooklyn in 1977 by

Toni Morrison Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and editor. Her first novel, ''The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically accl ...

Alice Walker Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awa ...

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June Jordan June Millicent Jordan (July 9, 1936 – June 14, 2002) was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation. Jordan was passionate about using Black English ...

. * Sisterhood, the 6th Olympic tableau in the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Literature

* The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture by Courtney Thorsson * The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy *

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' is a series of five bestselling Young adult literature, young adult novels by Ann Brashares: ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (novel), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2001),'' ''The Second S ...

by Ann Brashares * Sisterhood Is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement, a 1970 anthology of

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...

writings edited by Robin Morgan * Sisterhood Is Global, a 1984 anthology of

writings edited by Robin Morgan * The Sisters (short story) by James Joyce

Film

* The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005 film) an American film directed by Ken Kwapis * The Sisterhood (1988 film), ''The Sisterhood'' (1988 film), an American film directed by Cirio H. Santiago * The Sisterhood (2004 film), ''The Sisterhood'' (2004 film), an American film directed by David DeCoteau * Sisterhood (2008 film), ''Sisterhood'' (2008 film), a British-New Zealand film directed by Richard Wellings-Thomas * Sisterhood (2016 film), ''Sisterhood'' (2016 film), a Macanese-Hong Kong film directed by Tracy Choi * Sisterhood (2019 film), ''Sisterhood'' (2019 film), also known as ''Ainsi soient-elles'', a Canadian documentary film by Maxime Faure * Sisterhood (2021 film), ''Sisterhood'' (2021 film), a Macedonian drama film

Music

* The Sisterhood (gothic rock band), a short-lived English band * The Sisterhood (American band), a country music duo * "Sister Hoods" (song), a 2011 tune off the soundtrack to the 2011 U.S. animated film ''Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil''

Television

TV shows

* The Sisterhood (TV series), ''The Sisterhood'' (TV series), a 2013 U.S. reality TV show about preachers' wives on TLC * ''The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns'' (TV series), a 2014 American reality television series on Lifetime * ''Dune: The Sisterhood'' (TV series), former name of the 2020s U.S. science fiction TV show ''Dune: Prophecy'' on HBO Max

TV episodes

* Sisterhood (Once Upon a Time), "Sisterhood" (''Once Upon a Time''), an episode * Sisterhood (Robin Hood), "Sisterhood" (''Robin Hood''), an episode

Other uses

, solidarity between women in the context of sexual discrimination * ''Sister-hood'', an online magazine edited by Deeyah Khan * Sisterhoods (Modern Anglican) * Sisterhood F.C., London, England, UK; a women's soccer team * Sorority, a social organization for undergraduate students