TY  - BOOK
AU  - Griffith,Elisabeth
TI  - Formidable: American women and the fight for equality: 1920-2020 
SN  - 9781639361892
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pegasus Books
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - African American women
KW  - Equality
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-484) and index; Author's note: Story lines -- "Now we can begin" -- Flapper & feminists, 1920-1928 -- The Eleanor effect, 1928-1945 -- From Rosie to Rosa Parks, 1945-1959 -- Pillboxes & protests, 1960-1972 -- Battle lines, 1972-1980 -- Faction & firsts, 1980-1992 -- Isolation & intersectionality, 1993-2008 -- Leaning in & losing, 2009-2016 -- Enraged & empowered, 2017-2020 -- Epilogue: Not enough
N2  - "The Nineteenth Amendment was an incomplete victory. A century later, women are still grappling with how to use the vote and their political power to expand civil rights, confront racial violence, improve maternal health, advance educational and employment opportunities, and secure reproductive rights. Formidable chronicles the efforts of white and Black women to advance sometimes competing causes. Black women wanted the rights enjoyed by whites. White women wanted to be equal to white men. In this riveting narrative, Dr. Elisabeth Griffith integrates the fight by white and Black women to achieve equality"--
ER  -