Now revised to discuss the election of Vice President Kamala Harris and the vital contributions of Black women in the 2020 elections, Vanguard isessential reading for anyone who cares about the past and future of American democracy. From the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond, Jones excavates the lives and work of Black women-Maria Stewart, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more-who were the vanguard of women’s rights, calling on America to realize its best ideals. From the earliest days of the republic to the passage. She recounts how they defied both racism and sexism to fight for the ballot, and how they wielded political power to secure the equality and dignity of all persons. Jones Novem8:36 AM EST T he women’s suffrage movement did not start at Seneca Falls, and it did not end with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Johns. Jones offers a new history of African American women’s political lives in America. She recounts how they defied both racism and sexism to fight for the ballot, and how they wielded political power to secure the equality and dignity of all persons. In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women’s political lives in America. Jones offers a new history of African American womens political lives in America. In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. “An elegant and expansive history” (New York Times) of African American women’s pursuit of political power-and how it transformed America
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