Welsing, Frances Cress
1935–2016 · Contribution: 1960s–2016
Psychiatrist, physician, author, educator
Psychiatrist and author who examined the psychological and social effects of racism and white supremacy
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1935, Chicago, Illinois
- Active since
- 1960s
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- The Isis PapersCress Theory of Color-Confrontation and RacismPsychological analysis of racism
Impact on the world
Welsing brought questions of racial hierarchy, identity, power, family, and mental health into Black psychological and cultural discourse; her influence is documented separately from biological claims that are not accepted as established science.
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Association of Black Psychologists: Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
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