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She alleges that in order for Black women to escape shame and attain citizenship, they must be able to be acknowledged for their individual experience without sacrificing their cultural one. [29] She explains that one of the most frustrating aspects of society for Black women is the misconception that removing race would fix these issues. [29]
Hull received the National Institute's Women of Color Award for her contribution to this book. Her contribution to this "landmark scholarship directed attention to the lives of Black women and, combined with the numerous articles she wrote thereafter, helped remedy the emphasis within Feminist Studies on white women and within Black studies on Black men".
By the early 1960s, after securing 7 Up and other big accounts, she had become the first African-American woman to run a public relations firm with national clients. [1] She was the first African-American woman to join the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce [ 1 ] and the Public Relations Society of America , the profession's trade association.
The first section of the pamphlet talks about the economic effects seen due to the exploitation of Black women. The reasons for these discrepancies can be traced back to the Jim Crow laws implemented to reinforce segregation following the Plessy v Furguson (1896) [7] ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
These women accomplished things that were previously unheard of for Black women, such as giving public lectures, fighting for suffrage, and aiding those in need of help following Reconstruction. However, fissures soon developed between White feminists, even those who had been active in abolition, and pioneering Black feminists.
The 2003 Maputo Protocol on women's rights in Africa set the continental standard for progressive expansion of women's rights. It guarantees comprehensive rights to women, including the right to participate in the political process, social and political equality with men, autonomy in their reproductive health decisions, and an end to female genital mutilation (FGM).
Black women in the 1960s not only organized and led protests for civil rights, but expanded their reach into issues such as poverty, feminism, and other social matters. The "master narrative" depicts a civil rights movement constructed around notable male figures, failing to fully include female contributors. [ 12 ]
SAGE: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women was a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal which was published by the Sage Women's Educational Press. It was established in 1984 by co-editors-in-chief Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Patricia Bell-Scott. It was "the only journal of its kind devoted exclusively to the experience of black women", and its ...