Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith

nurse
historian
🇺🇸United States
Feminism

Barbara Smith is an American lesbian feminist and socialist who has played a significant role in Black feminism in the United States. Since the early 1970s, she has been active as a scholar, activist, critic, lecturer, author, and publisher of Black feminist thought. She has also taught at numerous colleges and universities for 25 years.

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Lifespan
1946 – Present
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Background

Educated at
University of AucklandMassey University
Doctoral Advisors
🎓 Matthew Parsons🎓 Jennifer Hand

Timeline

  • 1946

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