Women of the Civil Rights Movement

In recognition of the upcoming 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, here’s a list of media resources that shine a light on the critical (and often overlooked) role of BIPOC women in the civil rights movement. 

CSRWire - Saluting the Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Click - Women in Civil Rights - Women in the Civil Rights Movement, Ella Baker, Black Women and Civil Rights, Women and Civil Rights Act

Standing Up for Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement

7 women civil rights leaders you need to know - US

Women of the Civil Rights Movement Anthology Series In Works At ABC From Jay-Z, Will Smith & Kapital

Women and the Civil Rights Movement (U.S. National Park Service)

Black Women and the March on Washington: The Work of Dorothy Height and Anna Arnold Hedgeman

Women in American Civil Rights History

The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change • Kentucky Lantern

Click - Women in Civil Rights - Women in the Civil Rights Movement, Ella Baker, Black Women and Civil Rights, Women and Civil Rights Act

Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Women in the Civil Rights Movement eBook by Judy Hasday, Official Publisher Page