I think. Anna Lee Mraz Bartra. Pen sula 360 Press [P360P]
The path paved for an African-Asian-American woman and daughter of immigrants like Kamala Harris to be sworn in as Vice President of the United States today was a path built on sweat, rhymes, and blood; the product of a century-old, trans-generational struggle of thousands - millions - of women who, step by step, paved the way.
“Neither the States of the United States nor the Federal Government shall deny any citizen the right to vote on account of sex,” says the official Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which was passed 100 years ago on August 26, 1920.
On the road to equality, many women were arrested, booed, persecuted and judged by society. The movement, led by women, achieved the right to vote.
However, it is worth remembering that until 1965, black people, women and men of low resources, were denied this basic right for racial reasons.
While until recently it was said that women were not considered qualified to hold political office, today things seem to be changing. A lawyer, of Indian descent, Baptist, married to a Jew, Harris makes clear not only her leadership capacity and political skills that pushed her to the position she is in today; but she also opens up gaps for those who come after her.