Selma James

American feminist
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Selma James

Summary

Selma James is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. She was born on August 15, 1930[3]. She worked as a columnist[4], journalist[5], author[6], and activist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Selma James…
  • Selma James was born on August 15, 1930[3].
  • A child of Selma James was Sam Weinstein[9].
  • Selma James held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Selma James's professions included columnist[4].
  • Selma James worked as a journalist[5].
  • Selma James worked as an author[6].
  • Selma James's professions included activist[7].
  • Selma James was employed by Campaign Against Racial Discrimination[11].
  • Among Selma James's employers was Global women's strike[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Selma James is The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community[13].
  • Selma James was a member of Johnson–Forest Tendency[14].
  • Selma James was a member of Wages for housework[15].
  • Selma James was a member of Global women's strike[16].
  • Selma James was a member of English Collective of Prostitutes[17].
  • Selma James was a member of International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network[18].
  • Selma James is recorded as female[19].
  • Selma James's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Selma James is associated with the Marxism movement[21].
  • Selma James is associated with the feminism movement[22].
  • Selma James's family name is recorded as James[23].
  • Selma James's given name is recorded as Selma[24].
  • Selma James's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Selma James[25].
  • Selma James's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Selma James's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Selma Deitch'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Selma James was born in Brooklyn[2]. She was born on August 15, 1930[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include columnist[4], journalist[5], author[6], and activist[7]. Employers include Campaign Against Racial Discrimination[11], an organization[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1964[30] and Global women's strike[12], a women's strike[31].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Selma James is The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community[13].

Personal Life

A child of Selma James was Sam Weinstein[9].

Why It Matters

Selma James ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Selma James born?

Selma James's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

What did Selma James do for work?

Selma James worked as columnist[4], journalist[5], author[6], and activist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community
    Given name Selma
    Spouse C. L. R. James
    Family name James
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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