{"product_id":"lifting-as-we-climb","title":"Lifting as We Climb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evette Dionne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e VIKING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 21-04-2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle. This National Book Award longlisted book tells the important, overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement--when fellow suffragists did not accept them as equal partners in the struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSusan B. Anthony. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Alice Paul. The Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls. The 1913 Women's March in D.C. When the epic story of the suffrage movement in the United States is told, the most familiar leaders, speakers at meetings, and participants in marches written about or pictured are generally white.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThat's not the real story.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWomen of color, especially African American women, were fighting for their right to vote\u003cbr\u003e\nand to be treated as full, equal citizens of the United States. Their battlefront wasn't just about gender. African American women had to deal with white abolitionist-suffragists who drew the line at sharing power with their black sisters. They had to overcome deep, exclusionary racial prejudices that were rife in the American suffrage movement. And they had to maintain their dignity--and safety--in a society that tried to keep them in its bottom ranks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLifting as We Climb is the empowering story of African American women who refused to accept all this. Women in black church groups, black female sororities, black women's improvement societies and social clubs. Women who formed their own black suffrage associations when white-dominated national suffrage groups rejected them. Women like Mary Church Terrell, a founder of the National Association of Colored Women and of the NAACP; or educator-activist Anna Julia Cooper who championed women getting the vote and a college education; or the crusading journalist Ida B. Wells, a leader in both the suffrage and anti-lynching movements.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor Evette Dionne, a feminist culture writer and the editor-in-chief of Bitch Media, has uncovered an extraordinary and underrepresented history of black women. In her powerful book, she draws an important historical line from abolition to suffrage to civil rights to contemporary young activists--filling in the blanks of the American suffrage story.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Dionne provides a detailed and comprehensive look at the overlooked roles African American women played in the efforts to end slavery and then to secure the right to vote for women.\" --\u003cbr\u003e\nKirkus Reviews, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nReview\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD2021 ORBIS PICTUS AWARD HONOR BOOKSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n★\"Dionne provides a detailed and comprehensive look at the overlooked roles African American women played in the efforts to end slavery and then to secure the right to vote for women, arguing that black women worked consistently for their communities in all areas. A lively and critical addition as the United States commemorates the centennial of women's suffrage.\"      \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n—\u003cbr\u003e\nKirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n★ \"The identification of African American women activists and the parts they played in American history is the strength of Dionne's book...A must-purchase.\"     \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n—\u003cbr\u003e\nSchool Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n★ \"Dionne pulls back the veil...offering up an essential work for middle graders that helps fill a gaping void.\"      \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n—\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist (STARRED REVIEW)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Dionne's meticulous research provides insight into how Black women maneuvered the intersectionality [of women's rights and African American rights]...She chronicles and champions each heroine who pushed through prejudice to contribute to the overall suffrage movement, as well as their contributions to their immediate communities.\"     \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n—\u003cbr\u003e\nHorn Book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Evette Dionne is a seminal voice on our history, and a compelling writer on top of that. Every page feels like an urgent step toward learning the lessons of our past as they are terribly necessary today.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n—Ashley C. Ford, culture journalist, podcast host, and author of\u003cbr\u003e\nSomebody's Daughter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Evette Dionne's voice is the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451481542\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VIKING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50209658110256,"sku":"Trans_9780451481542","price":807.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81eGxYLgswL.jpg?v=1760167888","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/lifting-as-we-climb","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}