Maria Stewart, in 1832, became the first American woman, a Black woman, to speak publicly to audiences of men and women about politics. Her view that women's political power should not be limited by either racism or sexism was adopted by the next generations of Black women activists. For them, the 19th Amendment did not go far enough because anti-Black racism still kept too many Black women from the polls.
You see, I did everything I could in my White power to stop Maria Stewart in 1832 but to no avail. She got me.
Signed: I'm still angry at her since 1832. Kris