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Eliza Stewart Boyd (September 8, 1833 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania – March 9, 1912 in Laramie, Wyoming) was the first woman in America ever selected to serve on a jury. [1] In March 1870, her name was drawn from the voters’ roll to serve on the grand jury to be convened later that month. Soon after the grand jury was convened, five ...
Lorde describes herself as a "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet", and addresses the difficulties in communication between Black and white women. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The collection is made up of five sections: a preface by Reni Eddo-Lodge , an introduction by Sara Ahmed , 13 essays, 17 poems, and a Note on the Text.
James Gordon "Bo" Gritz (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ t s /; [1] born January 18, 1939) is a retired United States Army Special Forces officer who served during the Vietnam War.Following his military career, Gritz became involved in various failed attempts to rescue prisoners of war (POWs) associated with the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue.
Rebecca Ann Felton (née Latimer; June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, politician, and slave owner who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, serving for only one day. [2] [3] She was a prominent member of the Georgia upper class who advocated for prison reform, women's suffrage and education reform.
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After slavery ended, black women formed social groups and clubs in the 1890s to "uplift their race." [57] The revolutionary idea that a black woman might enjoy a full life without ever being a mother was presented in Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin's magazine The Woman's Era. Knowledge was secretly shared among clubwomen regarding how to find ...
"Black Woman's Manifesto", Third World Women's Alliance (1970) [279] Black Women's Liberation, Maxine Williams and Pamela Newman (1970) [280] Chains or Change, by the Irish Women's Liberation Movement (1970) Chicago and New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Bands lyrics (1970s) [281] "Cutting Loose", Sally Kempton (1970)
The interest in black feminism was on the rise in the 1970s, through the writings of Mary Helen Washington, Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, and others. [3]: 87 In 1981, the anthology This Bridge Called My Back, edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa, was published and But Some of Us Are Brave was published the following year.