suffrage
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Early Suffragists Overcame Opposition from Other Women
The movement toward women's suffrage had many obstacles, including the formation of the National Association Opposed to Women Suffrage (NAOWS),…
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Josephine St. Pierre: A Suffrage Champion and Founding NAACP Member
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin especially was involved in the women's suffrage movement, working with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady…
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Readers Invited to Share Experiences in WI’s Women Suffrage Series
Through our series, our readers were reminded that the fight for the right of women to vote had met various…
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Monument and Project to Focus on Black Women of Suffrage Movement
A new collection will expand upon DPLA's existing collections about Black women's activism.
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Baltimore-Born Suffragist’s Secure Place in History
When it comes to the suffrage movement, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's place in history isn't as obscure and as difficult…
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Suffrage Battle Encounters a Negro Problem in Wyoming
The fight for women's suffrage saw success, at least temporarily, when on Dec. 10, 1869, women gained the right to…
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The Battle for Women’s Suffrage and the Obstacles in the Constitution
As Congress debated the nation's postwar reconstruction, on Dec. 7, 1868, Sen. Samuel Pomeroy (R-Kan.) introduced Resolution 180, a constitutional…
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McKINNEY: Happy Birthday, Ida B. Wells!
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.
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Anniversary of 19th Amendment Spurs New Initiative for Black, White Women
This year marks 100 years since the addition of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guaranteed women the…
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