Each September, we celebrate Constitution Day, honoring the document that defines our government and secures our rights. But constitutions dont defend themselves. They work only when citizens ...
Like many of us, Mary Nolan Brown didn’t know much about her great-grandmother. Nor did she care. She knew they shared the same name — Mary Alice Nolan (like many women in her family, lots of women ...
Women seeking the right to vote published the cookbooks both to raise funds for their cause — and as a strategic rebuttal to those who painted... In the new Meryl Streep period movie Suffragette, ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! UCLA History Professor Emeritus Ellen Carol DuBois talks about how the early suffragists developed their ideas and skills. On August 18, 1920, women ...
One hundred years ago, American women prepared to vote in their first presidential election with a mixture of enthusiasm and apprehension. For suffragists relishing the sweet taste of victory, Nov. 2 ...
Over a century ago, women in the United States were finally granted equal voting rights by the 19th Amendment. Decades later, their descendants are carrying on the family tradition and fighting for ...
In collaboration with the Complications Company, the Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment with a serious analysis of the suffrage movement’s ...
A public dedication ceremony is planned for a marker commemorating Black suffragists Lizzie Hubbard and Fannie Davis at 1:30 p.m. May 14 at Second Baptist Church, 1325 10th St. The text of the marker ...
Mike Wolanin | The Republic Roxanne Stallworth, left, and Paulette Roberts unveil a marker honoring Black suffragists Lizzie Hubbard and Fannie Davis at Second Baptist Church in Columbus, Ind., ...