It’s pride month! In this episode, writer and photographer Malika Ali Harding tells us about Pauli Murray. 

Pauli Murray was a civil rights activist, women’s rights activist, lawyer, author, poet, and is amongst the first generation of female Episcopal priests. 

She’s done so many amazing things… but why isn’t she more well known?? 

We talk about how Pauli sometimes just missed the moment or wasn’t put on display to help promote a cause. 

Pauli Murray struggled with her sexual and gender identity describing herself as having an “inverted sex instinct”. She had several deep relationships with women. A number of scholars have retroactively classified her as transgender. 

You can read Malika’s article about Pauli Murray on Puttylike: https://puttylike.com/pauli-murray-a-kick-down-barriers-kinda-life/

Ep29: Who was Pauli Murray? A Conversation with Writer and Photographer Malika Ali Harding.

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Ep29: Who was Pauli Murray? A Conversation with Writer and Photographer Malika Ali Harding.

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