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What Women's Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture
"It's been 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment
secured voting rights for womensort of. In She Votes: How U.S. Women Won
Suffrage, and What Happened Next, author Bridget Quinn and 100 female
artists survey the complex history of the struggle for women's rights,
including racial segregation and accommodation to White supremacy. They
celebrate the hitherto under-recognized efforts by women of color to
secure voting rights for all Americans, and BIPOC-led, diverse, and
intersectional movements for equality. In this excerpt, Quinn describes
how White leaders of the womens suffrage movement were influenced by
Indigenous political structures and culture..."
