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Race
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Black women tripled their representation in Washington statehouse
A new political action committee was formed to support Black women candidates this year. Its organizers hope the wins show the potential to increase representation in statehouses.
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Kamala Harris will be the first HBCU grad in the White House
HBCU students and alumni hope Harris raises the national profile and increases funding for their institutions.
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Kamala Harris, America’s first female vice president-elect, makes history
The narrow victory of the Biden-Harris ticket delivers an unprecedented moment.
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Preliminary data suggests Latina voter turnout surged in key battleground states
Some organizers believe Latinas may be the ones to help deliver Arizona for Biden, and Latinas in Florida and Texas broke in significant numbers for Trump.
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A record number of Native American women are headed to Congress
At least 18 native women ran for congressional seats this year and three were elected.
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The new normal: Women and LGBTQ+ people are buying guns in 2020
A pandemic, a presidential election and racial unrest caused gun sales to surge. Will this usher in a new class of Second Amendment voters?
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Latinas have the power to be a decisive force this election — if they turn out
The Latina electorate has the potential to flip swing states and congressional districts. This may be the year it does.
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Native women in Arizona lead the way for voting access on tribal reservations
How some tribal women are getting out the vote in communities long beset by voter suppression and newly impacted by the deadly coronavirus.
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Voting during the 19th Amendment’s centennial wasn’t supposed to be this way
“The moment was supposed to be a bright spot in an otherwise chaotic and uncertain year,” wrote Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. “Instead, it would leave me feeling that chaos and uncertainty more acutely than ever.”
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Eric Holder on the gendered impact of voter suppression
The former U.S. attorney general spoke to The 19th about voter suppression, redistricting and the importance of Breonna Taylor’s case.