Allegra talks about the forgotten part of the Women's Suffrage Movement, the African-American Woman. This was a major jumping off point for the continued struggle for women's rights.
References:
npr.org The Root: How Racism Tainted Women's Suffrage
wesleyan.edu Black Women & The Suffrage Movement 1848-1923
blackpast.org Cooper, Anna Julia (1858-1964)
britannica.com Anna Julia Cooper American Educator and Writer
americaslibrary.gov Activist Mary Church Terrell Civil War (1860-1865)
suffragistmemorial.org African American Women in the Suffrage Movement