feminism is the political theory and practice to free all women: women of color, working-class women, poor women, physically challenged women, lesbians, old women, as well as white economically privileged heterosexual women. Anything less than this is not feminism, but merely female self-aggrandizement.
— Barbara Smith (1979), qtd in Becky Thompson, “Multiracial Feminism”
In fact, during the 1970s, women of color were involved on three fronts-working with white- dominated feminist groups; forming women’s caucuses in existing mixed-gender organizations; and developing autonomous Black, Latina, Native American, and Asian feminist organizations.
–Becky Thompson, “Multiracial Feminism”
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Thanks so much to Jennell, Laura and Makaria for last week’s lively discussion! Although Jennell had her own archival adventure at a street fair, we will begin our collective archival journey today. We are visiting The Ntozake Shange Collection ON HER BIRTHDAY!!!! (Don’t forget that we are meeting in the new archive space in Milstein–directions below). In addition to Barnard librarians and archivists, Shannon O’Neill and Vani Natarajan, we will hear from Steven Fullwood, Read More