Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Beverly Guy-Sheftall is the Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women's Studies and Chair of Comparative Women's Studies at Spelman College, where she also serves as the founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center. Her research focuses on African American feminist thought, black women's literature, and gender studies.

She has published seminal works including the first anthology on Black women's literature, 'Sturdy Black Bridges', and 'Words of Fire: An Anthology of African American Feminist Thought'. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017 and is a past president of the National Women’s Studies Association.