Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7491-609X

Date Available

3-1-2025

Year of Publication

2024

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College

Arts and Sciences

Department/School/Program

Political Science

Advisor

Dr. Tiffany Barnes

Abstract

This dissertation examines African American women as constituents, candidates, and policy entrepreneurs. It illuminates the ways in which Black women navigate the complexities of politics, while balancing their equally complex intersectional identities. It critiques the notion of African American women as politically marginalized actors and highlights the ways in which they surmount social, cultural, and political disadvantage to gain political success.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.514

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