Shana A. Russell

Dr. Shana A. Russell is a scholar of black women's labor and the daughter of four generations of domestic workers. She is inspired by black women who write, sing, shout, disrupt, and persevere.

Her writing has been featured in the anthology From Uncle Tom's Cabin to the Help: White-Authored Narratives of Black Life. Her thoughts from the cutting room floor can be found at maidintheusa.wordpress.com and newestamericans.com.