We at @19thnews look forward to marking the centennial of the ratification of the #19thAmendment, for which our newsroom is named -- but with an asterisk in recognition that white women were the main beneficiaries of this milestone, at the expense of women of color.
It is important to us @19thnews to tell the truth about the suffrage movement, and to acknowledge the Black women who had to fight twice as hard for their access to the ballot, which they would not win until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, nearly four decades later.
Among my heroes are American patriots like Ida B. Wells, Mary Church Terrell, Anna Julia Cooper, Frances E.W. Harper and so many Black women history has attempted to erase for their contributions as suffragettes. No more ... Let us all honor them now.
I am so proud that @19thnews is addressing the true story of suffrage this year. Last week, our virtual summit, #19thRepresents dealt with this topic. I encourage everyone who missed it or was unable to attend to catch up this week as we celebrate this history.
Day Two of #19thRepresents was all about suffrage. A highlight for me were the incredible suffragette speeches read by the amazing Meryl Streep and Zoe Saldaña. And the panel led by @nhannahjones was a fantastic and illuminating conversation.
On Friday, we concluded #19thRepresents with a conversation on race and allyship that was so powerful and a favorite of many of our attendees. In my interview with Sen. Kamala Harris, she tied her historic candidacy to the unfinished business of suffrage.
*more than (sry caffeine still kicking in)
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