Exhibition guide

A look at the history of Afro-descendant women and their struggles, according to the archives of the Marguerite Durand library

Visit details

  • Dates: From Tuesday May 26, 2026 to Saturday July 11, 2026: Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand (BMD), 79 rue Nationale, Paris
  • Price: free
  • Audience: Public jeunes et adultes.
  • Source: Event page

About the exhibition

which covers the subject more broadly: the condition of women in Africa and

in the diasporas, great figures of literature or history,

Come and discover a selection of documents on the theme of African women and black feminisms. colonization, migration, American Black feminism, intersectionality,

From the colonial view of Black African women, through women's associations in the West Indies, the struggles of migrant women, international conferences, the place of Afro-descendant women in the French movements of the 70s and 80s, the queer movements up to some major key figures of feminism and current artistic creation, our collections bring together photographs, postcards, posters, brochures, magazines and press articles retracing the history of these struggles decolonial feminism or even online feminism.

of emancipation.

To complete the exhibition, here is a bibliography