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Margaret Sloan-Hunter (1947 – September 23, 2004) was a Black feminist, lesbian,〔Sloan-Hunter, Margaret. ''The Issue is Woman Identification'', in ''For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology'', Onlywomen Press, 1988, ISBN 0-906500-28-1, p147〕 and civil rights advocate, and one of the early editors of ''Ms.'' magazine. ==Life== Sloan-Hunter was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and grew up in Chicago.〔"Margaret Sloan-Hunter, noted feminist activist, writer and lecturer, succumbs" in ''Jet Magazine'', November 1, 2004.〕 When she was 14, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a group that worked on poverty and urban issues on behalf of the African-American community in Chicago. At the age of 17, she founded the Junior Catholic Inter-Racial Council, a mix of suburban and inner-city students who talked about and worked on racial problems. In 1966, Sloan-Hunter worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and in the "Open Housing Marches".〔Sloan-Hunter, Margaret. "Author Biography" in ''For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology'', Onlywomen Press, 1988, ISBN 0-906500-28-1, p. 588.〕 In 1973, she founded the National Black Feminist Organization (NBFO), which tackled some of the same race and feminist issues. In 1975, she and her daughter moved to Oakland, California, where they established the Women's Foundation.〔 Sloan-Hunter also helped organize the Berkeley Women’s Center and the Feminist School for Girls.〔''Ms. Magazine'', October 15, 2004, Obits.〕 Sloan-Hunter published a book of poetry called ''Black & Lavender'' in 1995.〔Sloan-Hunter, Margaret. ''Black & Lavender'', 1995, ISBN 1-887862-00-5〕 She died in Oakland in 2004 after a prolonged illness.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margaret Sloan-Hunter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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