What is Byllye Avery?
{{Infobox scientist |name = Byllye Avery |image = |image_size = 150px |birth_date={{birth date and age|1937|10|20}} |birth_place = [[Waynesville, Georgia]], U.S. |field = |work_institutions = |alma_mater = [[University of Florida]]<br>[[Talladega College]] |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = National Black Women's Health Project |prizes = }} '''Byllye Yvonne Avery''' (born October 20, 1937) is an [[Americans|American]] [[health activist]] who centers her efforts on low income [[African Americans|African American]] women. She builds through self-help groups and support networks. Avery is one of the co-founders of the Gainesville ([[Florida]]) Women's Health Center and Birthplace, and another birth center also in Gainesville. In 1983 she founded the National Black Women's Heath Project (NBWHP). The organization grew to reach over 22 states and six foreign countries. She made the first Center for Black Women's Wellness, and made the first documentary by African American women on their experiences on reproduction and sexuality. In 2008 she received to Ruth Bader Ginsburg Award for Pioneers in Women's Rights. In January 2009 she became a community host for the first expert-guided online health and wellness network, BeWell.com. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Byllye Avery {{!}} American health-care activist {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Byllye-Avery|access-date=2022-04-21|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Avery, Byllye}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:University of Florida alumni]] [[Category:American activists]] [[Category:People from Georgia (U.S. state)]] {{US-bio-stub}}