Rosalyn Terborg-Penn draws from original documents to take a comprehensive look at the African American women who fought for the right to vote. She analyzes the

The epic history of African American women's pursuit of political power -- and how it transformed America. In the standard story, the suffrage crusade began in

For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle. This Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book and National Book Award longlisted wo

Tells the stories and documents the contributions of African American women involved in the struggle for racial and gender equality through the civil rights and

The place of women's rights in African American public culture has been an enduring question, one that has long engaged activists, commentators, and scholars. A