About She the People
She the People is a national organization building power for women of color to lead America to a new political era. Founded by Aimee Allison in 2018, we believe in leaders whose work is animated by the values of love and belonging. We dream of a future where women of color are fully recognized in their knowledge, lived experiences, and expertise as leaders, storytellers, and as a key voting bloc with the power to transform our democracy. Women of color – Black, Latina, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Muslim, and Indigenous – have been at the heart of justice movements throughout this country's history, and now it’s time for us to lead.
In 2023:
Join us as we interrupt the U.S. political status quo about who can lead our country.
Use and amplify data elevating the power of women of color vote.
And tell us your story, and share powerful stories about the leadership of women of color on social media and online.
about our founder
Aimee Allison is a writer, democratic innovator, and visionary champion of racial and gender justice. She is the Founder and President of She the People, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to an America redefined and inspired by women of color.
Renowned for her national efforts to build inclusive, multiracial coalitions, Allison organized and moderated the nation’s first presidential forum for women of color, attended by Presidential candidates and more than 1000 women from across the country, garnering major national press.
At She the People, Allison leverages media, research and analysis to show the power of the women of color electorate, increase voter engagement, and advocate for racial, economic and gender justice. In her writings in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and Essence Magazine, Allison has made the definitive case that women of color are the saving graces of our American democracy.
Her early experience growing up in a multiracial family and searching for belonging in mostly white communities honed her ability to build bridges with others often marginalized and dismissed. Her work is firmly grounded in finding shared history and a common vision to create new political and cultural pathways to change.
Allison holds a B.A. in History and M.A in Education from Stanford University. In the early 1990’s, Allison earned a rare honorable discharge from the U.S. Army as a conscientious objector, launching 30 years of efforts to build communities and launch campaigns grounded in love, justice, and belonging. She is at work on several groundbreaking media projects highlighting the legacy and history-making impact of women of color as the vanguards for multiracial solidarity and democracy.
And as she told Diablo Magazine recently, her belief in multiracial democracy [is] “my whole life’s work. … I have stepped into a very powerful legacy and will do my part to prepare the next generation.”
Check out the Facts
Women of color have tremendous power. The data tell the story that we will be a driving force in the 2022 mid-term election and beyond.
20%
Women of color are 20% of the population and more than a quarter of all Democrats.
1 in 4
Women of color are one in four voters in key swing states.
Women of color were crucial to Democrats’ 2018 victories. Turnout among women of color increased 37% compared with the 2014 midterms. Asian American and Pacific Islander women increased 48%, Black women 28%, and Latinas 51%.
Over the last decade, when turnout among women of color has been above the national average, Democrats have won. When their turnout is below, Democrats have lost.
