Rebecca Walker, born Rebecca Leventhal, is a feminist writer and activist.
The daughter of Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Alice Walker and civil rights attorney Mel Leventhal, Rebecca Walker rose to prominence within what came to be known as the Third Wave Feminism movement with a 1992 Ms. magazine article in which she wrote: "I am the Third Wave".
Walker's work focuses on race, gender, politics, and culture. She co-founded the Third Wave Fund[1] (later the Third Wave Foundation), an organization aimed at helping young women of color and LGBT people.[2]
In 1994, Time named Walker as one of 50 future leaders of America.[3] Her work has appeared in or been covered by numerous media organizations including The Washington Post, the Chicago-Sun Times, Harper’s, CNN, and The New York Times, and has been widely cited in academic feminist scholarship.
Walker has authored a number of books including, Adé: A Love Story (2013), Black White and Jewish (2000), Baby Love (2007), and One Big Happy Family (2009), an essay collection exploring non-traditional family configurations, polyamory, transracial adoption, stay-at-home fathers, and single motherhood.
Walker is openly bi.