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Eslanda " Essie " Cardozo Goode Robeson (December 15, 1895 – December 13, 1965) was an American anthropologist, author, actress, and civil rights activist. She was the wife and business manager of performer Paul Robeson. [1] Biography. Early years and marriage. Eslanda Cardozo Goode was born in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 1895. [2] .
Portrait, Eslanda Robeson. Courtesy of Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson had a varied and remarkable career both within and outside motion picture filmmaking, working initially as the first Black hired at New York City’s Presbyterian Hospital in the surgical pathology department .
Eslanda Cardozo Goode was much more than just the mate of Paul Robeson. She was an “anthropologist, a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women’s rights, an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist, and an internationally sought-after speaker.”
Robeson was an activist-intellectual whose international thought centered on the struggle for women’s participation and the significance of the so-called Third World. She astutely observed the limits of action imposed by international organizations.
Eslanda Cordozo Goode Robeson (1895-1965) was an anti-racist, anti-colonialist, anti-capitalist, and feminist. She is remembered as a unique black woman of her time. From chemistry to anthropology.
1 de jun. de 2014 · 01 June 2014. Cite. Permissions. Share. Extract. Born into a middle-class family and married to Paul Robeson, one of the most famous black personalities of the twentieth century, Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson was determined to make her mark on the world.
Eslanda Goode Robeson was a remarkable woman whose life was animated by her commitment to humanitarian causes. Eslanda, known as Essie, was an accomplished anthropologist, author, and actor, and a passionate advocate for social justice and civil rights: an anti-racist, anti-colonialist, and feminist.
