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# Frances M. Beal

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Frances M. Beal, also known as Fran Beal, is a Black feminist and a peace and justice political activist. Her focus has predominantly been regarding women's rights, racial justice, anti-war and peace work, as well as international solidarity. Beal was a founding member of the SNCC Black Women's Libe

##  Quotes by Frances M. Beal

> [Let me state here and now that the black woman in America can justly be described as a 'slave of a slave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-m-beal/let-me-state-here-and-now-that-the-black-woman-in-america-can-justly/)

Frances M. Beal

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a73/frances-m-beal-66555_america_let-me-state-here-and-now-that-the-black_141164.jpg)

> [To die for the revolution is a one-shot deal; to live for the revolution means taking on the more difficult commitment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-m-beal/to-die-for-the-revolution-is-a-one-shot-deal-to-live-for-the/)

Frances M. Beal

[Commitment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/commitment/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaa/frances-m-beal-66555_commitment_to-die-for-the-revolution-is-a-one-shot_647425.jpg)

> [The advertising media in this country continuously informs the American male of his need for indispensable signs of his virility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-m-beal/the-advertising-media-in-this-country-continuously-informs-the/)

Frances M. Beal

[Advertising](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advertising/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/frances-m-beal-66555_advertising_the-advertising-media-in-this-country-co_1242053.jpg)

> [We live in a highly industrialized society and every member of the Black nation must be as academically and technologically developed as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-m-beal/we-live-in-a-highly-industrialized-society-and-every-member-of-the/)

Frances M. Beal

[Bedtime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bedtime/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/frances-m-beal-66555_bedtime_we-live-in-a-highly-industrialized-socie_3148604.jpg)

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