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They Came Before Kamala
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On August 18th, 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. It only took 144 years, one month and 14 days to give women a constitutionally protected right to vote from our founding.
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November 5th, 2024, the country experienced the second female candidate for president in a decade lose. Both candidates brought decades of public service to their campaigns. By elected office and appointment standards, they were the most experienced people to ever run for the highest office in the land.
Why did they lose? Was it Sexism? Was it Racism? Was it both? Was it neither? The simple answer is that those factors can’t be ruled out, but it is a far more complicated story
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Little is known about the long uphill struggle that defines the female struggle for the vote. And all the blessings and privileges therein. It is a story that needs to be better articulated for the sake of better understanding where we are in the American experiment.
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There have been at least 24 women who have strived to the highest office in the land. Going back as far as the late 1800’s. Their campaigns have not just been about so-called “women’s issues”. They have addressed a range of what they saw as constitutional inconsistencies.
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The play “They Came Before Kamala” looks at the legacy of many of the ground breakers who strived to give women the kind of representation necessary to pursue their dreams.
The Show
This three-woman show is a loving survey of the women the fought to make America live up to its national declarations and beliefs. It also tries to unpack how our gender perspectives influence voting advocacy.
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This play imagines a conversation between Sojourner Truth, Eleanor Roosevelt and Shirley Chisholm. From the afterlife they discuss the significance of the first female Vice-President and beyond.
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They remember significant women in the past and the evolution and challenges of women’s advocacy. From back in the day to the here and now, they muse passionate, political and practical thoughts about who we seem to be as a country when it comes to women’s advocacy.
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Though the show is about women, it is also for men. After all, if you wish to change the political dynamics, you must speak to them.
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This is a show about an ongoing civil rights movement.
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