The Global Women’s Movements That Helped Kamala Harris Rise
The Vice President-Elect Rides a New Wave of Feminism Led by Women of Color From Africa and Asia to South America to the White House
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris readies to address the nation after she and Joe Biden were declared winners of the 2020 presidential election. Courtesy of Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press. by Pardis Mahdavi |
December 28, 2020
As Kamala Harris readies to take the oath of office this January, she does so knowing that she will be the first woman, the first Black woman, the first Asian American woman, and the first daughter of immigrants to be elected to the White House. And while her victory stands on the shoulders of many American feminists, looking at the activism of women of color around the world, especially over the past decade, is crucial to understanding both the importance of Harris’s election and how it became possible. Black and Brown women have been laying