<p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a>, 18 Mar 1979, the first National Black Women’s Conference started in Brixton, London, arranged by the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD). Over 300 women attended.</p><p>OWAAD was founded by Stella Dadzie and Olive Morris in 1978 to bring a black feminist perspective to political action. </p><p>Morris died in July 1979 of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In 2024, she was recognised for her work with a blue plaque.</p><p><a href="/tags/womeninhistory/" rel="tag">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/britishhistory/" rel="tag">#BritishHistory</a> <a href="/tags/london/" rel="tag">#London</a> <a href="/tags/histodons/" rel="tag">#Histodons</a></p>
