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Filomena Clarice Steady (previously Filomina Chioma Steady) is a US-based Sierra Leonean author and academic who specializes in the intersectionality of racism....
Filomina Clarice Steady
Sierra Leonean author and academic
Filomena Clarice Steady (previously Filomina Chioma Steady) is a US-based Sierra Leonean author and academic who specializes in the intersectionality of racism and sexism.
Early life and education
Steady was born in Sierra Leone,[1] studied in the US and England, and currently[when?] lives in the US.[2]
She has a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a master's degree from Boston University, and a PhD in social anthropology from Oxford University.[2][3]
Career
Steady worked as a professor and as the director of women's studies at the California State University, Sacramento.[3] In 1992, she took a career break from the university to work as a senior advisor on women and gender at the United Nations.[3] She later worked at Wellesley College where she now holds the title of Professor Emerita of Africana Studies.[2]
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