Pauli Murray was an American civil rights and women’s rights activist, lawyer and author. She wrote several important articles highlighting race relations during the Civil Rights era including Negroes Are Fed Up in 1943. Murray was also a founding member of the National Organization for Women, a group that addressed issues of gender equality and women’s rights.
In 1977, Murray became the first African-American woman to become an Episcopal priest. Since her death in 1985, several books have been written highlighting her work, including Pauli Murray: The Autobiography of a Black Activist, Feminist, Lawyer, Priest and Poet....
Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – Dec. 15, 1987)
Ella Josephine Baker (Dec. 13, 1903 – Dec. 13, 1986)
Fannie Lou Hamer (Oct. 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977)
Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010)
Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 – Jan. 17, 1990)
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (Nov. 11, 1914 – Nov. 4, 1999)
Mary Seacole (1805 – May 14, 1881)
Every one of them could be called feminists. They believe in the empowerment of the individual. They believed all people had the right to determine their own path. They are great women.
Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – Dec. 15, 1987)
Ella Josephine Baker (Dec. 13, 1903 – Dec. 13, 1986)
Fannie Lou Hamer (Oct. 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977)
Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010)
Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 – Jan. 17, 1990)
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (Nov. 11, 1914 – Nov. 4, 1999)
Mary Seacole (1805 – May 14, 1881)
Every one of them could be called feminists. They believe in the empowerment of the individual. They believed all people had the right to determine their own path. They are great women.
