Education
University of Florida. Talladega College.
University of Florida. Talladega College.
Avery was born in DeLand, Florida, and studied psychology at Talladega College, earning her Master of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1969. In 1995 Avery received a Doctor of Humane Letters from Bates College. In 1990, Avery, along with 15 other African-American women and men, formed the African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom.
Avery appeared as one of the interviewees in the Public Broadcasting Service documentary Makers (2013).
She has also appeared in "Feminist: Stories from Women"s Liberation" (2013).