This book focuses on women of color political elites in the United States in varying levels of office and non-elected positions.

Nadia E. Brown is Professor of Government and Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at Georgetown University, USA. She is co-author of Sister Style: The Politics of Appearance for Black Women Political Elites (2021).

Christopher J. Clark is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He is author of Gaining Voice: The Causes and Consequences of Black Representation in the American States (2019).

Anna Mitchell Mahoney is Administrative Associate Professor of Women's Political Leadership at Newcomb Institute at Tulane University, New Orleans, USA. She is the author of Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures: The Creation of Women's Caucuses (2018).

Introduction: Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement 1. Women of Color Mobilizing: Sistahs are Doing It for Themselves from GOTV to Running Candidates for Political Office 2. Women Voters and the Utility of Campaigning as "Women of Color" 3. Media Coverage of Female Candidates' Traits in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary 4. Immigrants, Intersectionality and the Politics of Substantive Representation 5. Which Women, Exactly? Examining Gender Gaps in Legislative Responsiveness to Women's Issue Advocacy through an Intersectional Lens 6. Intersectional Stereotyping in Media Coverage: The Case of Stacey Abrams Versus Stacey Evans in Georgia