Attending the Susan B. Anthony 200th Birthday dinner tonight. I always enjoy celebrating her fight for the 19th amendment and women’s right to vote. But this is also a moment to remember the 19th amendment didn’t give ALL women voting rights and not all stories are told equally. We must stop whitewashing history and celebrate the amazing women of color who worked tirelessly in our struggles for equality. It is our duty to elevate their stories and their voices. Please take a chance to read about these amazing women!
“The dominant narrative about the women’s suffrage movement is framed through the experiences of white women (and to some extent, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, a noted and outspoken supporter of women’s rights). But African-American women played a major role in obtaining the right to vote even though many of them would not truly enjoy the right themselves to the same extent until decades later.”
These 19 Black Women Fought for Voting Rights via USA Today