Women’s Suffrage Movement
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Grace Bustill Douglass Co-Founded Female Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia
In 1831, the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society barred women from joining the organization. In response, a group led…
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Black Women’s Clubs Were Formed to Push the Suffrage Movement
Emblazoned on the home page of the National Women's History Museum's website and under the tab the National Association of…
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One Hundred Years after Suffrage Victories, Black Women Still Carrying the Torch
While many obstacles that stood in the way 100 years ago have been eliminated through legislative victories, Black women continue…
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Carrie Langston: An Important Suffragist Everyone Should Know
Caroline "Carrie" Mercer Langston, the mother of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, is among the most important suffrage movement heroines…
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Today’s Black Women Take Up the Mantle of Suffragist Ancestors
Employing their substantive political and voting power, today’s Black women have continued to mobilize in ways that their suffrage ancestors…
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One Century After 19th Amendment, Voting Rights Remain Elusive for Blacks
Some historians consider the 19th Amendment as a decisive victory for voting rights and progress. But upon closer examination, the…
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African-American Suffragist Claimed Four Names and One Primary Purpose
Do you know her? If not, perhaps you should.
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After Passage of the 19th Amendment, the Struggle Continued for Women
The signing of the 19th Amendment was a victorious moment for women in the suffrage movement. But, were women readily…
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Howard U. Professor Discusses Impact of Black Women on Suffrage Movement
The 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution counts as an important and necessary…
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Dispelling the Myths about the Gallant Role of Black Female Suffragists
Over the past year, African American women of the suffrage movement began to receive overdue praise for their gallant and…
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