Black Women in the Academy: Defending Our Name 1894–1994

Biography

Black Women in the Academy: Defending Our Name 1894–1994 was a national conference focusing on Black women academics held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on January 13–15, 1994. This was the first national conference focusing on issues pertaining to Black female scholars. It was held 100 years after the National Federation of Negro Women met in Boston to create a national organization focusing on Black women's issues and to protest the popular image of Black womanhood in the press.

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