You're Invited to the Book Launch of Black! Feminist! Free! by Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall
You are warmly invited to a special book launch celebrating the groundbreaking work of Professor Beverly Guy-Sheftall in conversation with Professor Stephanie Y. Evans.
Black! Feminist! Free! is the first major collection of writings by Dr. Guy-Sheftall, a renowned scholar, activist, and educator. As the Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies and founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College, her contributions have been pivotal in shaping the landscape of Black feminist thought.
Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans is a professor of Black Women's Studies and served as director of the Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University until 2022, concluding a dozen years of departmental administrative leadership. At GSU, in addition to WGSS she is affiliate faculty in the Department of Africana Studies and the Center for the Study of Stress, Trauma and Resilience. Her research interest is Black women's intellectual history, particularly mental health and wellness in memoirs.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center Auditorium
Please register to attend. We look forward to celebrating this momentous occasion with you.
Women’s Research and Resource Center
