Gloria Wade-Gayles

An HBCU educator, author, and champion for African-American women.

From Jamal Watson via the EDULedger:

"Born on July 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Bertha and Robert Wade, Wade-Gayles would become one of the most influential voices in comparative women's studies and African American literary criticism, building a career that seamlessly wove together scholarship, teaching, and an unwavering commitment to social justice.

Her educational journey took her from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, where she earned her B.A. in English in 1959, to Boston University, where she completed her M.A. in American literature as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in 1962. She would later..." To learn more, click HERE.