{"product_id":"vanguard-how-black-women-broke-barriers-won-the-vote-and-insisted-on-equality-for-all-paperback","title":"Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha S. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential history of African American women's pursuit of political power--and how it transformed America \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Elegant and expansive.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for History \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Named a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eVanguard\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women's political lives in America. She recounts how they 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 beyond, Jones excavates the lives and work of Black women--Maria Stewart, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more--who were the vanguard of women's rights, calling on America to realize its best ideals.   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanguard \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for anyone who cares about the past and future of American democracy. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha S. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, professor of history, and a professor at the SNF Agora Institute at the Johns Hopkins University. A prizewinning author and editor of four books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble of Color\u003c\/i\u003e, she is past copresident of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians and has contributed to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46566101221561,"sku":"9781541600256","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/vanguard-how-black-women-broke-barriers-won-the-vote-and-insisted-on-equality-for-all-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}