Society & Culture
Black Feminism Part 1: Discrimination In Women’s Liberation, and Black Liberation
2022-03-04
In this first of two episodes on Black feminism, Olivia and Raven explore the beginnings of women’s rights advocacy in the US, anti-Black attitudes in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, and the herstories and activism of three mothers of Black feminism.
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Discussion Summary:
01:01: Topic INTRO.
02:58: The differences between feminism and Black feminism.
04:55: The beginnings of women’s rights advocacy in the US, and its ties to fighting for Black liberation.
08:17: Herstory of activist and Black feminist Sojourner Truth.
11:04: Anti-Black sentiments in the women’s suffrage Movement after Black men WERE granted voting rights.
24:20: Herstory and activism of Black feminist Anna Julia Cooper.
29:55: Ida B. Wells’ herstory and activism.
43:05: Using the right to vote to illustrate how Black women are excluded in steps toward women’s liberation and Black liberation.
46:18: Outro.
Episodes referenced:
Black Disability History Series Day 2: Eliza Suggs
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-disability-history-series-day-2-eliza-suggs/
Learn More!
Abolition & Suffrage
https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/not-for-ourselves-alone/abolition-suffrage/
The Root: How Racism Tainted Women's Suffrage
https://www.npr.org/2011/03/25/134849480/the-root-how-racism-tainted-womens-suffrage
How Early Suffragists Left Black Women Out of Their Fight
https://www.history.com/news/suffragists-vote-black-women
Celebrate Women’s Suffrage, but Don't Whitewash the Movement's Racism
https://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/celebrate-womens-suffrage-dont-whitewash-movements-racism
THEN AND NOW: GOALS OF THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENTS
https://info.populationmedia.org/blog/then-and-now-goals-of-the-womens-rights-movements
The Original Activists: Black Feminism and the Black Feminist Movement
https://now.org/blog/the-original-activists-black-feminism-and-the-black-feminist-movement/
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