African-American women’s battle for the vote
Martha S Jones charts African-American women’s long and determined pursuit of the vote, and of broader political power.
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Show Notes
Martha S Jones discusses her Cundill History Prize-shortlisted book Vanguard, which charts African-American women’s long and determined fight for the vote. She speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about how the battle for suffrage connected to other issues and a wider struggle for political power.
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