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American writer, historian, professor, and activist
Barbara Ransby
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American writer, historian, professor, and activist
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Female
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Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Age
66 years
Education
Columbia University,
Bachelor of Arts
(-1984)
University of Michigan,
Master of Arts
(-1987)
University of Michigan,
Doctor of Philosophy
(-1996)
Awards
Angela Y. Davis Prize
(2018)
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Biography
Barbara Ransby (born May 12, 1957) is a writer, historian, professor, and activist. She is an elected fellow of the Society of American Historians.
Ransby attendedColumbia University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1984, and completed her master's degree and PhD from the University of Michigan. In 1996, she joined the faculty of University of Illinois at Chicago. Ransby is professor of African-American studies and Gender and Women's Studies at the university.
Ransby was elected president of the National Women's Studies Association for a two-year term, which began in November 2016. She is an historian of the Movement for Black Lives.
Selected works
Books
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (2003, UNC Press)
- Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson (2013, Yale Press)
- Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century (2018, University of California Press)
Articles
- "Suffocate Black Women Voices" (1991)
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