Margaret Sloan-Hunter

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Margaret Sloan-Hunter (1947 - September 23, 2004) was a Black feminist, lesbian,[1] civil rights advocate, and one of the founding editors of Ms. Magazine.

Sloan-Hunter was born in Chattanooga, TN., and grew up in Chicago, Il.[2]

When she was 14, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a group that worked on poverty and urban issues on behalf of the African-American community in Chicago. At age 17, she founded the Junior Catholic Inter-Racial Council, a mix of suburban and inner-city students who talked about and worked on racial problems. In 1966, Sloan-Hunter worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and in the Open Housing Marches.[3]

In 1973, she founded the National Black Feminist Organization (NBFO), which tackled some of the same race and feminist issues. In 1975, she and her daughter moved to Oakland, California, where they established the Women's Foundation.[4] Sloan-Hunter also helped organize the Berkeley Women’s Center and the Feminist School for Girls.[5]

Sloan-Hunter published a book of poetry called Black & Lavender in 1995.[6]

She died in Oakland in 2004 after a prolonged illness.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sloan-Hunter, Margaret. The Issue is Woman Identification, in For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology, Onlywomen Press, 1988, ISBN: 0906500281, p147
  2. ^ Margaret Sloan-Hunter, noted feminist activist, writer and lecturer, succumbs in Jet Magazine, Nov 1, 2004
  3. ^ Sloan-Hunter, Margaret. Author Biography in For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology, Onlywomen Press, 1988, ISBN: 0906500281, p588
  4. ^ Sloan-Hunter, Margaret. Author Biography in For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology, Onlywomen Press, 1988, ISBN: 0906500281, p588
  5. ^ Ms. Magazine, October 15, 2004, Obits
  6. ^ Sloan-Hunter, Margaret. Black & Lavender, 1995, ISBN: 1887862005
  7. ^ Margaret Sloan-Hunter, noted feminist activist, writer and lecturer, succumbs in Jet Magazine, Nov 1, 2004
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