Jones argues that Black women rarely focused on women's enfranchisement alone, rather their political culture has traditionally tied their activism to many causes at once. By weaving together the lives of the Black women who have, through tireless work, created greater equality in this country, Jones's work joins a growing body of literature that seeks to more accurately portray the previously white-washed women's suffrage movement. Her in-depth archival research is illuminated through beautiful storytelling, bringing to life the stories of Americans often forgotten in the narrative of not only the women's rights struggle but the struggle for equality and freedom more broadly. In Vanguard, Jones builds on her excellent studies Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America (2018) and All Bound Up Together: The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830–1900 (2007) to tell the story of women's pursuit of the vote from the perspective of the Black women who contributed to both the suffrage movement and the advancement of civil rights in general. Anthony, Jones soundly proves that Black women played critical, varied, and complex roles in the struggle for women's suffrage. While the popular memory of the movement all but erased the contributions of Black women, highlighting only white women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Those interested can register for the March 10 talk online.In Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, Martha Jones offers a timely reexamination of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. I am really excited to hear what she has to say.” “With everything that happened in Georgia, with people like Stacey Abrams and with Kamala Harris as the vice president, it just feels so perfect to have her speak this March,” Yarbrough said. Jones’ March 10 talk is organized by the School of Humanities Dean’s Office, the Department of History and Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality at Rice. from the City University of New York School of Law, and prior to her academic career served as a public interest litigator in New York City. in history from Columbia University and a J.D.
In addition to “Vanguard,” her 2018 book, “ Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America,” was equally well received, winning the Organization of American Historians Liberty Legacy Award and the American Historical Association Littleton-Griswold Prize among many others.Īs a public historian, Jones has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, T he Atlantic, Politico, the Chronicle of Higher Education and Time. "Vanguard" was selected as one of Time magazine's 100 best books of 2020.Īs a legal and cultural historian, Jones’ research examines how Black Americans have shaped the story of American democracy.
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