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Also Known As Gloria Jean Watkins
Born September 25, 1952 • Hopkinsville • Kentucky
Died December 15, 2021 (aged 69) • Berea • Kentucky
Subjects Of Study feminism
Role In women’s rights movement • Black feminism

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