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Women of Color & Feminism
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Social, political, and economic equality can only be achieved once we also eliminate racism, classism, and imperialism. The goal of the Feminist Majority Foundation Campus Program is to provide tools/skills to educate and inform the next generation of feminist leaders. To that end we embrace the unique experiences women of color bring to the "kitchen table"--diversity only strengthens and empowers the feminist movement.
Celebrate the contributions and achievements made by women of color working towards gender equality on your campus.
Take Action
Work to build solidarity in the movement by:
- Working in coalition with multicultural student organizations on campus including women of color groups.
- Focusing on the intersections of gender, race, ability, age, sexual orientation and class; and how they affect all people. Remember that we can always learn from each other.
- Conducting a 'Faces of Feminism' Campaign- Highlight the diversity within feminism by creating a collage or other visual representation of feminist figures in all areas of society.
- Educating your campus about intersecting issues of reproductive justice with 'Did you know?' fliers and posters.
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Download and Print FMF's NEW Women of Color Information Sheets: Women of Color and Reproductive Justice
Women Make Movies
Films and videos for African American Studies:
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks by LisaGay Hamilton
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Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders by Joan Sadoff, Dr. Robert Sadoff, and Laura J. Lipson
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The Edge of Each Other's Battles: The Visions of Audre Lorde by Jennifer Abod
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Love & Diane by Jennifer Dworkin
For sales and rental information, please visit the WMM website at www.wmm.com or email orders@wmm.com |
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links...
Women's History Month | International Women's Day | Feminist Global News | Feminist.org | Feministcampus.org |
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some Notable Women of Color... |
| Gloria Anzaldúa (1942 – 2004): self-described "chicana dyke-feminist, tejana patlache poet, writer, and cultural theorist." |
| Byllye Avery : founder of the National Black Women's Health Project, now the Black Women's Health Imperative, and contributor to The New Our Bodies Ourselves. |
| Linda Chavez-Thompson: executive president of the AFL-CIO. An ardent pro-choice advocate, she is the highest-ranking woman in the labor movement and the first person of color elected to an executive office of the AFL-CIO. |
| Shirley Chisholm (1924- 2005): first woman candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and cofounder of the National Organization for Women (NOW). |
| Mary K. Chung: founder and president of the National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO). |
| Rev. Barbara Harris: first Black woman and first woman ever to become a bishop in the Episcopal Church. She was just barely confirmed because of her past as a social activist and abortion clinic escort |
| bell hooks: acclaimed feminist critic and scholar who campaigns against the degradation and exploitation of Black women. |
| Dolores Huerta: co-founder of the United Farm Workers and member of the Feminist Majority Foundation Board of Directors |
| Maxine Hong Kingston: acclaimed author and feminist ‘word warrior' who battles social and racial injustice in her work and her life. |
| Audre Lorde (1934-1992): a self-described ‘black-lesbian feminist mother lover poet' who was State Poet of New York from 1991-1993. |
| Patsy Mink (1927-2002): a democratic representative from Hawaii who co-authored Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments to the Higher Education Act. |
| Dr. Antonia Coela Novello: the first woman and first person of Latina background to become Surgeon General of the United States. |
| Loretta J. Ross: founder and Executive Director of the National Center for Human Rights Education (NCHRE) and one of the first Black women to direct a rape crisis center in the 1970s. She served in the capacity of Associate Director for the 2004 March for Women's Lives. |
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Recommended Readings
- Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice By Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross, and Elena R. Gutiérrez
- Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty By Dorothy Roberts
- The Black Women’s Health Book: Speaking for Ourselves By Evelyn White
- Beggars and Choosers: How the Politics of Choice Shapes Adoption, Abortion, and Welfare in the United States By Rickie Solinger
- When Chicken-Heads Come Home To Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down By Joan Morgan
- Far From Home: Shattering the Myth of the Model Minority By Mary Hayashi
- Asian American Women: Issues, Concerns, and Responsive Human and Civil Rights Advocacy By Lora Jo Foo - Ford Foundation
- Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice By Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross, and Elena R. Gutiérrez
- Latina Realities: Essays on Healing, Migration and Sexuality By Oliva M. Espin
- Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America Edited By Pooja Makhijani
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Feminist Global News | Feminist.org | Feministcampus.org
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