Title: African American women and the vote, 1837-1965
Description: Written by leading scholars of African American and women's history, the essays in this volume seek to reconceptualize the political history of black women in the United States by placing them "at the center of our thinking." The book explores how slavery, racial discrimination, and gender shaped the goals that African American women set for themselves, their families, and their race and looks at the political tools at their disposal.

By identifying key turning points for black women, the essays create a new chronology and a new paradigm for historical analysis. The chronology begins in 1837 with the interracial meeting of antislavery women in New York City and concludes with the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

The contributors focus on specific examples of women pursuing a dual ambition: to gain full civil and political rights and to improve the social conditions of African Americans. Together, the essays challenge us to rethink common generalizations that govern much of our historical thinking about the experience of African American women.
Subjects: African American women social reformers, Suffrage, Suffragists, African American women, Women, African Americans, Political activity, History, Geschichte 1837-1965, Histoire, Droit de vote, Frauenwahlrecht, Politique et gouvernement, Noires américaines, Weibliche Schwarze, African americans, suffrage, Women, suffrage, Women social reformers, African americans, politics and government, Noirs américains, Femmes, Réformatrices sociales noires américaines, Activité politique, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Process, Elections, Schwarze Frau, Government - U.S., Law, Politics & Government, Political Rights - U.S., African americans--suffrage--history, Women--suffrage--history, Women--suffrage--united states--history, Suffragists--history, Suffragists--united states--history, African american women social reformers--history, African american women--political activity--history, Jk1924 .a47 1997, 324.6/23/08996073
Places: United States