![]() ![]() ![]() Through her work and that of others, we were able to turn a corner in how we looked at enslaved Black people as human beings, who have culture, ideas, family, and pain. She was one of the first people to listen to enslaved women and men, and tell their stories, of what being enslaved meant for them. This is a woman that we don’t really know much about, but she was an incredible force. It was through Susie Byrd’s contribution to an archive on enslaved peoples - particularly enslaved women - that I have been able to do much of my work. ‘In society, we move forward, but we also take a few steps back from time to time, and that is a painful dance’ There is still so much more progression that needs to take place, and so many ways that we are not counted as equals at the table – and sometimes we are not counted at the table at all. It is important to understand the unique positions that women have had in various cultures and societies and their experiences continue to be such a fascinating area of study. She is also a mother and wife, and a Black woman who has dedicated her life to giving voice to the voiceless, by telling the stories of the enslaved and the oppressed.Īs she begins her tenure as Oxford University’s first Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair of Women’s History, she discusses her Inaugural lecture. ![]() Professor Brenda E Stevenson is an award-winning historian of race, slavery, gender, family, and conflict. ![]()
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