For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was
only one battle.
An eye-opening book that 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.
Evette Dionne is a black feminist writer and the editor-in-chief of Bitch Media. Her writings about race, gender, and culture have appeared in Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Bustle, Self, The Guardian, and The New York Times, among other publications. Before becoming a writer and editor, Dionne taught eighth graders about social justice and tenth graders about world literature. Visit her at www.evettedionne.com.
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★"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."
—Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)
★ "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."
—School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)
★ "Dionne pulls back the veil...offering up an essential work for
middle graders that helps fill a gaping void."
—Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
"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."
—Horn Book
"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."
—Ashley C. Ford, culture journalist, podcast host, and author of
Somebody's Daughter
"Evette Dionne's voice is the first streak of light that announces
a new and exciting dawn. Lifting as We Climb is impressively
researched, its structure crafted as a mosaic where characters
weave in and out, their politics lacing their conversations and
interactions with one another."
—Morgan Jerkins, NYT bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing:
Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in
(White) America
"Lifting as We Climb is the book everyone has been waiting for.
Evette Dionne brings to life the stories of the African American
suffragists and their immense impact on women gaining the right to
vote."
—Susan Zimet, author of Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How
American Women Won the Right to Vote
"This book is so much more about our future than about our past!
Evette Dionne has created a more complete narrative of women's
history in America and with that inspires readers to realize a
future which catapults each woman's political potential."
—Amy Richards, author of We Are Makers and co-founder of Feminist
Camp
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