Rebecca Walker

For other people named Rebecca Walker, see Rebecca Walker (disambiguation).

Rebecca Walker
Press photo, 2003
Born
Rebecca Leventhal

(1969-11-17) November 17, 1969 (age 55)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)Writer, feminist
Children1
Parent(s)Alice Walker
Melvyn Leventhal
Websitewww.rebeccawalker.com

Rebecca Walker (born Rebecca Leventhal; November 17, 1969) is an American writer, feminist, and activist. Walker has been regarded as one of the prominent voices of Third Wave Feminism, and the coiner of the term "third wave", since publishing a 1992 article on feminism in Ms. magazine called "Becoming the Third Wave", in which she proclaimed: "I am the Third Wave."[1][2]

Walker's writing, teaching, and speeches focus on race, gender, politics, power, and culture.[3][4] In her activism work, she helped co-found the Third Wave Fund that morphed into the Third Wave Foundation, an organization that supports young women of color, queer, intersex, and trans individuals by providing tools and resources they need to be leaders in their communities through activism and philanthropy.[3]

Walker does extensive writing and speaking about gender, racial, economic, and social justice at universities around the United States and internationally.[5]

In 1994, Time named Walker as one of the 50 future leaders of America.[6] Her work has appeared in publications including The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Salon, Glamour, and Essence and has been featured on CNN and MTV.[7]

  1. ^ "HeathenGrrl's Blog: Becoming the Third Wave by Rebecca Walker". February 28, 2007. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  2. ^ Walker, Rebecca (October 27, 2011). "Anita Hill Woke Us Up". HuffPost. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "About". rebeccawalker.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (March 18, 2007). "Alice Walker – Rebecca Walker – Feminist – Feminist Movement – Children". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Speaking". rebeccawalker.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Miller, Zeke J.; Lily Rothman (December 5, 2014). "What Happened to the 'Future Leaders' of the 1990s?". Time. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Full Biography". rebeccawalker.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.