Women's Studies (WOMS10): Web resources

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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, young Congresswoman, environmental activist - Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a third-generation Bronxite, educator, and organizer serving the 14th district of New York in the Bronx and Queens (official Congressional biography)

• Alice Paul, Woman’s Suffrage Movement - A vocal leader of the twentieth century women's suffrage movement, Alice Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19^th Amendment to the US Constitution, granting women the right to vote. (National History Museum)

• Angela Davis, former Black Panther, feminist author, professor and activist - Angela Davis is an activist, scholar and writer who advocates for the oppressed. She has authored several books, including 'Women, Culture & Politics.' (biography.com)

• Audrey Lorde, feminist author and civil rights activist - Audrey Lorde's contributions to feminist theory, critical race studies, and queer theory intertwine her personal experiences with broader political aims. (PoetryFoundation.org)

• Barbara Lee, Bay Area’s Congresswoman (official Congressional biography)

• bell hooks, visionary author and activist (bell hooks Institute)    

• Charlene Spretnak, ecofeminist author/women’s spirituality (California Institute of Integral Studies - biography) - Charlene Spretnak is the author of eight books, several of which have proposed an eco-social analysis and vision in the areas of social criticism

• Dolores Huerta, labor leader and activist. She was the founder of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) in California with César Chávez and led the public relations campaign for a nationwide boycott of grapes. (Latino American Experience EVC database)

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton, pioneer of the women’s movement. Not for ourselves alone... (American History and Life EVC database)

• Gloria Anzaldua, feminist scholar/author (The Legacy Project)

• June Jordan, feminist poet, teacher and activist (JuneJordan.net)

• LaDoris Cordell, retired judge and former Independent Police Auditor. Pioneer for Justice. (Academic Search Complete EVC database)

• Margaret Mead, anthropologist  A Four-Fold Humanity: Margaret Mead and Psychological types - Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EVC Database)

• Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall Transgender Activist. Johnson (August 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992), born and also known as Malcolm Michaels Jr., was an American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights (The Legacy Project)

• Maxine Hong Kingston, NOW (National Organization of Women)Kingston blazed the trail for multicultural women’s literature, blending memoir with cross-cultural mythologies, confirming the immigrant contribution to the United States. The Making of Americans. (Literary Reference Center EVC database)

• Temple Grandin, Professor, Activist for rights of people with disabilities/disabling conditions. Dr. Temple Grandin is well known to many for her trailblazing work as a spokesperson for people with autism and her lifelong work with animal behavior. www.templegrandin.com

• Winona LaDuke, indigenous and environmental activist, politician Unm.edu biography

•  Yuri Kochiyama Japanese American anti-war anti-nuclear activist. The Triumph & Tragedies of Japanese American Women in America: A view Across Four Generations (JSTOR EVC database)

• Zora Neale Hurston, anthropologist, poet and writer (National Women's History Museum)

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