White Picket Fence Legacy
Nov 18, 2020
Treva B. Lindsey, an academic specializing in African American women's history, discusses the deep historical ties between abolition and women’s suffrage. Elizabeth Killespie McRae, a historian, highlights how white women have played pivotal roles in maintaining racial segregation. Jessie Daniels, a sociology professor, critiques the intersections of online white supremacist movements and femininity. They delve into how respectability politics and historical exclusions from feminism continue to impact today’s movements for racial justice.
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Racism Fractured The Suffrage Movement
- White suffragists' racism emerged during debates over the 15th Amendment.
- Leaders like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony made racially charged arguments that split the movement.
Parades And Jim Crow Limited Suffrage Gains
- In 1913 black women were forced to walk in the back during a major suffrage parade.
- By 1920 the 19th Amendment disproportionately benefited white women under Jim Crow restrictions.
Gender Framed To Exclude Racial Justice
- White suffragists often separated race from gender, treating Black disenfranchisement as a civil rights issue.
- This centering of white women's experiences created durable exclusionary dynamics in feminist movements.
