Women In The Jim Crow Era
In the Jim Crow Era, women struggled and forged on in the name of gender equality, while adding a new characteristic to women’s identity, race. As Anna Julia Cooper expressed, “the colored woman of today. …is confronted by a woman question and a race problem”.
The movement encompassed women such as Mary McLeod Bethune. She portrayed and empowered women by becoming a leading role model in the ideology of education was a crucial component in “racial advancement”. Additionally in the Jim Crow era, were racialists and southern ideologies linking women together in an interracial movement for all women equalities. In turn, strengthen the women’s movement with political activism.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown and Helen Keller were two main activists
The movement encompassed women such as Mary McLeod Bethune. She portrayed and empowered women by becoming a leading role model in the ideology of education was a crucial component in “racial advancement”. Additionally in the Jim Crow era, were racialists and southern ideologies linking women together in an interracial movement for all women equalities. In turn, strengthen the women’s movement with political activism.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown and Helen Keller were two main activists