The Problems of Race Discrimination and Sex Discrimination Meet in Me, 1961–1973
The Problems of Race Discrimination and Sex Discrimination Meet in Me, 1961–1973
This chapter focuses on Pauli Murray’s contributions to Second Wave Feminism. Murray served on the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, campaigned to retain the sex amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and cofounded the National Organization for Women. She also became the first African American to complete a law doctorate at Yale. Murray gained employment at Benedict College in South Carolina before moving to Brandeis University where she clashed with Black Power student activists over the establishment of Black Studies programs. Murray also won a teaching award and innovated Women’s Studies courses.
Keywords: Pauli Murray, Second Wave Feminism, President’s Commission on the Status of Women, National Organization for Women, Civil Rights Act, Sex amendment, Brandeis University, Black Power, Black studies, Women’s studies
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