Angela Davis
Angela Davis (born 1944) is an American writer, human rights defender and philosopher.
Also recorded as Angela Y. Davis; Angela Yvonne Davis..
Angela Davis in brief
- Born
- 1944
- Known for
- writer, human rights defender, philosopher, autobiographer, university teacher, politician, women's rights activist and political prisoner
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
Overview
Recorded at birth as Angela Yvonne Davis.
Born at Birmingham in 1944.
In detail
Angela Davis studied at University of California, San Diego, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School. the recorded working language is English and French.
The field of work recorded is feminism, peace movement and activism.
Employment is recorded with University of California, Los Angeles, San Francisco State University and Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Membership is recorded of Phi Beta Kappa Society and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Works named in the authority record are Women, Race and Class, Are Prisons Obsolete? and Angela Davis: An Autobiography.
Distinctions recorded are Order of Playa Girón, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Thomas Merton Award and American Book Awards.
Sources
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“Angela Davis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q160456: Angela Davis
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