Double Trouble?
This essay by Frances Beal argues that Black Women face oppression on two fronts at once
What is Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female
This 1848 gathering in New York is considered the birthplace of the American women's rights movement.
What is Seneca Falls Convention?
This activist/professor recently visited WashU to discuss academic freedom within universities
Who is Angela Davis
This woman is said to be the mother of intersectional feminism
Who is Frances Beal?
Black women in the U.S. have historically faced significantly higher rates of this childbirth-related health outcome compared to white women
What is maternal mortality?
This black woman is a notable figure in conservative media
Who is Candace Owens?
This author and activist coined the phrase "womanism" to describe a Black feminist perspective distinct from mainstream
Who is Alice Walker?
This famous abolitionist was against centering women's rights in the time of slavery
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This is the amount Black women are said to be making for every dollar a white man makes
What is 64 cents?
This philanthropist and host is said to be the first Black Woman billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This woman founded the #MeToo movement in 2006
Who is Tarana Burke?
These are the three common tropes used to describe Black women in media
What are the mammy, Jezebel, and sapphire?