Notable Black Feminists
Former slave frequently misquoted as saying "ain't I a woman?"
Who is SOJOURNER TRUTH?
The author who coined "womanism" is best known for this epistemology-turned-movie
What is THE COLOR PURPLE?
Waves of the Feminist Movement
What is THREE?
2016 album by a September-born songstress, noted for lyrics such as "Becky with the good hair" and "Jackson 5 nostrils"
What is LEMONADE?
Coined the term Womanism
Who is ALICE WALKER?
Jamaica Kincaid is best known for this exploration into Caribbean tourism
What is A SMALL PLACE?
The year that segregation in public schools was outlawed
What is 1954?
Last time a Black woman won Album of the Year at the Grammy's
What is 1999?
Noted for the popular phrase "the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house"
Who is AUDRE LORDE?
Novel where the line, "it was their contempt for their own blackness that gave the first insult its teeth," comes from. Written by a venerated, late author.
What is THE BLUEST EYE?
The first Black woman to win an Oscar
Who is HATTIE MCDANIEL?
Black woman director noted for her work on civil rights and black representation
Who is AVA DUVERNAY?
Journalist who led an anti-lynching movement in the 1890s
Who is IDA B. WELLS?
Author of Breath, Eyes, Memory
Who is EDWIDGE DANTICAT?
The first Black Woman to go to space
Who is MAE CAROL JEMISON?
Two sisters noted for ushering in a new age of tennis and sportsmanship in the 21st century
Who are VENUS AND SERENA?
Author and anthropologist noted for her work on spirituality and emphasis on women in her fiction, including a movie featuring Halle Berry.
Who is ZORA NEALE HURSTON?
Title of the work that introduced the term INTERSECTIONALITY
What is Mapping the Margins?
First slave narrative published by a Black woman
What is INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL?
Name of the 1991 film that heavily inspired Beyonce's 2016 joint album and film release
What is DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST?