White suffragists openly argued suffrage would secure white supremacy.

Evidence

In 1903 at the National American Woman’s Suffrage Convention held in New Orleans, a southern suffragist urged the enfranchisement of white women on the grounds that it “would insure immediate and durable white supremacy.” — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 372

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White suffragists opposed black male suffrage out of racial hierarchy concerns. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 369; White suffragists sacrificed racial solidarity to win the ballot; White suffragists prioritized their own status over black political rights in the vote conflict. (+2 more)

Related

• White suffragists opposed black male suffrage out of racial hierarchy concerns. (similarity 0.90)
• White suffragists prioritized their own status over black political rights in the vote conflict. (similarity 0.87)
• The women’s rights movement exposed white women’s refusal to surrender white supremacy. (similarity 0.86)
• White women protested whenever Sojourner Truth spoke at suffragist conventions. (similarity 0.82)
• In the 1930s black and white women pursued divergent political priorities (similarity 0.81)
• Women’s failed bid to be included in the black suffrage amendment forged American feminisms (similarity 0.79)
• White women’s rights appeals exploited racism against black men (similarity 0.79)
• White abolitionists opposed slavery but never supported racial equality. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• White suffragists sacrificed racial solidarity to win the ballot #corroborates (0.90)
• White suffragists prioritized their own status over black political rights in the vote conflict. #corroborates (0.85)
• White racial imperialism granted white women the right to oppress black women and men. #expands (0.80)
• The women’s rights movement exposed white women’s refusal to surrender white supremacy. #corroborates (0.80) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 404