African American Women Voting in the 1920's

Presenter: Ember D'Agosta

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 21-22

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Sandra Moore

Department: American Multicultural Studies

Funding Source/Sponsor: Class Project, SYRCE Symposium

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Abstract:
For my project I took a deeper look into the women's suffrage movement and the toll it took on African American women. For years women were not allowed to vote or to have the basic human rights that men were given. When it came to the right to vote women and men were divided not only by gender but by the color of their skin as well. Throughout my presentation there is a deeper look into the 19th Amendment and how it helped and hurt African American women. There is also a look into the struggles that African American women faced when it came to fighting for their right to vote as well as when they actually got the chance to vote. We look at one of the most influential people that took African American women to the next level when it came to them fighting. Not only did she provide a basis for African American women to fight for their right to vote but also to fight for the right to be seen as an equal. Lastly, we take a look into the impact these women fighting has had on politics as well as women's equality. After something that seemed to have happened long ago there is still a large lasting effect that women everywhere should be thankful for.