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Frances M. Beal, also known as Fran Beal, (born January 13, 1940, in Binghamton, New York) is a Black feminist and a peace and justice political activist. [1] Her focus has predominantly been regarding women's rights, racial justice, anti-war and peace work, as well as international solidarity.
The first women's rights convention was the Seneca Falls Convention, a regional event held on July 19 and 20, 1848, in Seneca Falls in the Finger Lakes region of New York. [3] Five women called the convention, four of whom were Quaker social activists, including the well-known Lucretia Mott.
Terborg-Penn specialized in African-American history and black women's history. Her book African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850–1920 was a ground-breaking work that recovered the histories of black women in the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was a faculty member of Morgan State University. [1] [2]
In 1988, it created The Institute for Women's Economic EmPOWERment, the only national training ground for economic development and justice organizers working on women's issues; in 1989, the Foundation started the Reproductive Rights Coalition and Organizing Fund; support organizations working on women's health issues at the state level. [12]
Sophie Alberti (1846–1947) – pioneering women's rights activist and a leading member of Kvindelig Læseforening (Women Readers' Association) Widad Akrawi (born 1969) – writer and doctor, advocate for gender equality, women's empowerment and participation in peace-building and post-conflict governance
Habitat’s Women Build Month provides a platform for women to effect positive change through construction projects and community outreach.
Angel Reese announced the launch of the Angel C. Reese Foundation, which will be dedicated to empowering girls and women through sports, education, financial literacy and more. The 2023 NCAA women ...
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