In 1986, Collins published her groundbreaking article, “Learning from the Outsider Within,” in "Social Problems". As a smart child, she often found herself in the uncomfortable position of the de-segregator and reflected in her first book, "Black Feminist Thought", how she was frequently marginalized and discriminated against on the basis of her race, class, and gender. She grew up an only child in a working-class family and was educated in the public school system. Patricia Hill was born in Philadelphia in 1948 to Eunice Randolph Hill, a secretary, and Albert Hill, a factory worker and veteran of World War II. Published Works: Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment, Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the New Racism, From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism, Another Kind of Public Education: Race, Schools, the Media and Democratic Possibilities, Intersectionality. Parents: Albert Hill and Eunice Randolph HillĮducation: Brandeis University (B.A., Ph.D.), Harvard University (M.A.) Known For: Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, first African-American female president of the American Sociological Association Council, esteemed author focusing on gender, race and social equality.īorn: May 1, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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