Abstract
A section of a Special Issue of the Journal of International Women’s Studies dedicated to pioneering Black Lesbian Feminist scholar, activist, artist, teacher Angela Bowen, Ph.D. (1936-2018.) The special issue contains sample materials from Bowen’s archive, which will be housed at Spelman College, including writings, audio and video of speeches, and photos documenting her career as a dancer, her friendship with and scholarship on Audre Lorde, her activism on Black lesbian and gay issues, and her career in Women’s Studies, among other topics. This section focuses on her speeches and published writing on feminist and LGBTQ issues from the early 1980s to the early 2000’s on topics ranging from the first black Miss America to the relationship between racial justice and lesbian and gay issues to lesbian motherhood and gay marriage.
Recommended Citation
Oishi, Eve and Abod, Jennifer
(2021)
"Speaking Out: Feminism/ LGBTQ Writings and Speeches,"
Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 22:
Iss.
8, Article 36.
Available at:
https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol22/iss8/36