John,

Today marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment was ratified. As we celebrate this historic day, I'm reflecting on how the country has been reckoning with our history of racism at this moment in time.

The Seneca Falls Convention, held in 1848, is a key part of both New York and United States history.

Often hailed as the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement, the convention left out key Black suffragettes.

As Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott garnered national attention for their activism in Seneca Falls, many white activists shied away from conversations about racism. They overlooked the importance of how laws impacted women that stood at the intersection of racism and sexism.

Women of color — particularly Black women— were left out of conversations, conventions, and history books. It is important to correct the record and acknowledge the Black women that led the way for women today: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Anna Julia Cooper, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Nannie Helen Burroughs, and Elizabeth Piper Ensley - to name a few.

To learn more about the key contributions of Black women to the Suffrage Movement, visit suffragistmemorial.org

My best,

Lindsey

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