Pat Parker

Pat Parker was an activist and poet. She was the author of five poetry collections: Jonestown and other Madness (Firebrand Books, 1985), Movement in Black (Diana Press, 1978), Woman Slaughter (Diana Press, 1978), Pit Stop (Women’s Press Collective, 1975), and Child of Myself (Women’s Press Collective, 1972). She courageously addressed such topics as alcoholism, sex, race, and motherhood. She was the director of the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Oakland, California, and the founder of the Black Women’s Revolutionary Council and the Women’s Press Collective.