Loretta Ross

Loretta Ross is a feminist, activist, professor, and leader in the fight for reproductive justice for women of color. She is a co-founder of SisterSong and was their national coordinator from 2005–2012. In 1977, Ross and a group of Black and brown women coined the term women of color. She was also part of the group of Black women who coined the term reproductive justice in 1994 and consequently transformed reproductive politics in the U.S. She was one of the first Black women to direct a rape crisis center in the 1970s.