Rebecca Walker
Rebecca Walker
Born on November 17, 1969, in Jackson, Mississippi, Rebecca Leventhal is one of the most vital third-wave feminism leaders. Her parents seperated when she was young, and that is why Leventhal changed her last name to Walker, the last name of her mother, Alice.
She graduated from Yale, and shortly after she helped to create third-wave feminism. Her goal was to empower and liberate women. In regards to women's rights, she says,
"I intend to fight back. I have uncovered and unleashed more repressed anger than I thought possible."
For several years, she even worked for Ms. magazine as an editor. Walker's first article with that company was titled, "Becoming the Third Wave," which she wrote in 1991. In this, she stated her well-known line,
"I am not a post feminism feminist. I am the Third Wave."
Her writing is now seen in many works such as The New York Times and Glamour magazine. She has written four books on top of all of the magazine articles, and is now working on an anthology.
She graduated from Yale, and shortly after she helped to create third-wave feminism. Her goal was to empower and liberate women. In regards to women's rights, she says,
"I intend to fight back. I have uncovered and unleashed more repressed anger than I thought possible."
For several years, she even worked for Ms. magazine as an editor. Walker's first article with that company was titled, "Becoming the Third Wave," which she wrote in 1991. In this, she stated her well-known line,
"I am not a post feminism feminist. I am the Third Wave."
Her writing is now seen in many works such as The New York Times and Glamour magazine. She has written four books on top of all of the magazine articles, and is now working on an anthology.
She also helped found the Third Wave Foundation, which was largely due to her first article in Ms. magazine. This company works to support feminist activists, and it is still alive today.
Walker is a passionate third wave feminist, as she coined the term, and she is still fighting for women to stand up and have a voice. |
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