THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Dorothy Pitman Hughes
October 2, 1938 – December 1, 2022
“I grew up listening to the complaints of the women. I just thought it was my job to make a change.”
Feminist, child-welfare advocate, African-American activist, public speaker, author, and African-American small business owner. Co-founder of Ms. Magazine and Women’s Action Alliance.
Photo. Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes 1972 and 2014.
More About Dorothy:
- Obituary
- “Life and legacy of activist and feminist leader Dorothy Pitman Hughes,” CBS This Morning, July 24, 2021
- Dorothy Pitman Hughes and Julia Van Metre discuss racism and sexism that black women face every day. “Woman; 025; Black Women.” March 29, 1973. WNED, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress)
- With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and Transformative Power of Black Community Activism, The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, by Laura L. Lovett
- Dorothy Pitman Hughes papers at the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College Special Collections
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 226
- Wikipedia page