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Mary Church Terrell, (1863 – 1954), daughter of former slaves, was one of the first black women to earn a college degree. She became an activist who led several important associations, including the National Association of Colored Women, and worked for civil rights and suffrage. Active in the Republican Party, she was president of the Women's Republican League during W. G. Harding's 1920 presidential campaign and the first election in which all American women were given the right to vote.

Mary Church Terrell

Mary Church Terrell was a charter member of the NAACP and an early advocate for civil rights and the suffrage movement.

It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy. The doctor admonished the men: 'Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.'
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Suffragist banner used while picketing the White House (1917)

It's 104 years to the day since Emily Davison died for women's right to vote

It's 104 years to the day since Emily Davison died for women's right to vote

She became a symbol of women’s emancipation when she died of her injuries after throwing herself under the king's horse.

Talk about a spirited pair of sisters: Lucretia Mott and Martha Coffin Wright helped organize the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls in 1848 after they were refused seats at the male-dominated International Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840. The convention was pivotal in initiating the movement for women's suffrage.

Talk about a spirited pair of sisters: Lucretia Mott and Martha Coffin Wright helped organize the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls in 1848 after they were refused seats at the male-dominated International Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840. The convention was pivotal in initiating the movement for women's suffrage.

"We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever." —Susan B. Anthony, Declaration of Rights for Women, July 1876

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At the celebration for the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1876, the women of the National Woman Suffrage Association presented the Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States.

At the celebration for the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1876, the women of the National Woman Suffrage Association presented the Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States.

November 12, 1815: Elizabeth Cady Stanton is Born On this day in 1815, abolitionist and women’s rights leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York. In the early 1850s, Stanton and Susan B. Anthony developed a deep friendship and common goal to change women’s rights.  During the Civil War, Stanton and Anthony formed the Women’s Loyal National League, the first national women’s political organizatio

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Women's Suffrage: In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, stating: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

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Women's Suffrage: In 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, stating: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

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Are You a Dangerous Woman?

The women pictured here were considered dangerous. Their photos appeared on the cover of McCall's Magazine, October 1920. Who are they? Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia B. Mott, the Blackwell sisters, Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, Mary A. Livermore, Martha C.Wright, and the first woman to cast a U.S. vote in Wyoming. Why were they…

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The anti-suffrage movement

The early 20th century saw widespread support for anti-suffragism. Dr Julia Bush looks at the people and organisations campaigning against the suffragists and suffragettes, and the arguments they used to advance their cause.

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The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. “Congress shall have power to enforce this ar…

Suffragists who were jailed at either the Occoquan workhouse in Lorton, VA or in Washington DC in 1917. Thank you, sisters. ‎100 years ago today, there was a massive women's suffrage movement march in DC. The mistreatment of these activists by the crowd led to increased attention for their cause. I am grateful for and humbled by their courage. (BTW...Woodrow Wilson was a prick.)

Suffragists who were jailed at either the Occoquan workhouse in Lorton, VA or in Washington DC in 1917. Thank you, sisters. ‎100 years ago today, there was a massive women's suffrage movement march in DC. The mistreatment of these activists by the crowd led to increased attention for their cause. I am grateful for and humbled by their courage. (BTW...Woodrow Wilson was a prick.)

TWL.2004.587.2Badge, metal, enamel, round, produced by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, white scroll shape across bottom half with green stripe in the centre, red and green stripe across the top, inscription in gold: 'National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Constitutional Non Party', gold border.

Suffrage Campaigning: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies1908-1918

TWL.2004.587.2Badge, metal, enamel, round, produced by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, white scroll shape across bottom half with green stripe in the centre, red and green stripe across the top, inscription in gold: 'National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Constitutional Non Party', gold border.

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Pictures of Susan B. Anthony, Woman Suffrage Pioneer

Susan B. Anthony is one of the best-known of the women who worked for decades to win the vote for women. View images of this woman suffrage pioneer.

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