Women's suffrage, but for whom? These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before

Women's suffrage, but for whom? These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before—and long after—the 19th Amendment

Open an American history textbook from the last 50 years to the women's suffrage chapter, and you will likely find a summary that places Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the forefront of the movement and Seneca Falls as a key location for women's right to vote.

The 1848 Seneca Falls convention has become the de facto point of origin for feminist activism in the U.S. In mainstream retellings of the suffrage movement, Anthony and Stanton are heralded not only as the primary leaders of the movement but as devoted abolitionists who dedicated themselves as intently to fighting for racial equality as they did to the struggle for the vote. Until recently, few acc