"All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave"

Authors

R.A. Lenhardt, Fordham University School of LawFollow
Kimani Paul-Emile, Fordham University School of LawFollow

Keywords

intersectionalism; Black women; Center on Race, Law & Justice; Ruth Whitehead Whaley; Eunice Hunton Carter; Fordham Law

Abstract

In 1982, African American feminists, writers, and educators Gloria T. Hull, Patricia Bell Scott, and Barbara Smith co-edited a foundational volume of essays designed to map a program for African American women’s studies and research on issues ranging from racial bias and sexism, to homophobia entitled: “All the Women Are White, All the Blacks are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave.” We reflected on that volume when we accepted the Fordham Law Review’s invitation to take part in its Online symposium honoring 100 years of women at Fordham Law School.

Recommended Citation

R.A. Lenhardt and Kimani Paul-Emile, "All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave", 87 Fordham L. Rev. (2018).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flro/vol87/iss1/13