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==Notable Achievements==
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Lambda Literary Award
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Activist in advancing the rights of black lesbian feminists.  Literary critic.  Co-founded and publisher,  'Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press' (1980).  Received a 1994 Stonewall Award for her activism.  Has lectured and taught at colleges and universities throughout the U.S..  Twin sister of LGBTQ activist [[Beverly Smith]].
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Activist in advancing the rights of black lesbian feminists.  Literary critic.  Co-founder and publisher,  'Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press' (1980).  Received a 1994 Stonewall Award for her activism.  Has lectured and taught at colleges and universities throughout the U.S..  Recipient of the Lambda Literary Publishing Professional Award (2019) for her work as an author, publisher, and activist through which she opened up a national discourse about the intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender.  Twin sister of LGBTQ activist [[Beverly Smith]].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[Founders of LGBTQ Book Publishers]]
 
* [[Founders of LGBTQ Book Publishers]]
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* [[Literary Critics and Editors Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Revision as of 01:39, 14 February 2020

Barbara Smith

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1946 -

Occupation

Activist

Notable Achievements

Lambda Literary Award

Description

Activist in advancing the rights of black lesbian feminists. Literary critic. Co-founder and publisher, 'Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press' (1980). Received a 1994 Stonewall Award for her activism. Has lectured and taught at colleges and universities throughout the U.S.. Recipient of the Lambda Literary Publishing Professional Award (2019) for her work as an author, publisher, and activist through which she opened up a national discourse about the intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender. Twin sister of LGBTQ activist Beverly Smith.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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