The Continued Fight for Voting Rights: Elevating The Women of Freedom Summer

Meg’s piece, Teaching a More Expansive View of Women’s Suffrage, centers on women who continued the fight to ensure that Black Americans could safely register to vote and fully participate in the democratic process. Meg spotlights women like Fannie Lou Hamer and provides educators with resources and strategies for elevating activists’ stories in broader discussions about civics, history, and the centennial of the 19th Amendment's passage.