Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith | |
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 Smith in 2015 | |
| Born | November 16, 1946 |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MA) |
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| Relatives | Beverly Smith (sister) |
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Movement | Black feminism |
Barbara Smith (born November 16, 1946) 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. Smith's essays, reviews, articles, short stories and literary criticism have appeared in a range of publications, including The New York Times Book Review, The Black Scholar, Ms., Gay Community News, The Guardian, The Village Voice, Conditions and The Nation. She has a twin sister, Beverly Smith, who is also a lesbian feminist activist and writer.