Vanguard

Jones recounts how African American women 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. From the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyondshe excavates the lives and work of black women – Maria StewartFrances Ellen Watkins HarperFannie Lou Hamerand more – who were the vanguard of women’s rights