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Article: The Changing Role Of Black Women.
- Article from:
- Ebony
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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From sports to politics, Black women are taking the lead and altering the face of American life and culture
BLACK women have always been monuments to strength and determination. Well before the Feminist Movement declared working women fashionable, they deftly juggled the multiple roles of wife, mother, caregiver and breadwinner, while simultaneously hurdling the triple barriers of race, class and gender. But even in the face of those barriers--which continue to litter the path--Black women have pressed on, scaling heights and changing the way society regards all women.
Along the way, Black women changed, too, adding business executive, astronaut, and ...