Thank you, #StaceyAbrams it’s not fair to say Black women will save America but they sure gave us a fighting chance. I bet I’m not the only woman who immediately thought this AM that we now have a chance to pass the 98 yo Equal Rights Ame
OTD in 1869: Wyoming became the first state and the first place in the world to give women voting rights, including African American women but not Native American women (until 1924). In the hope to attract women to the frontier, and because some me
Inez Milholland, known as “the most beautiful suffragist” and the personification of the “Modern Woman” died Nov 26, 1916, to then become the martyr of the women’s movement. On March 3, 1913, Milholland led the histori
One of the darker truths of the women's movement for equality is that the mothers, daughters, grandmothers, teachers, and nurses who fought for your right to vote endured violence at the hands of the police. The worst was the Night of Terror on Nove
Kamala was luminous in white last night, just as the early 20th century suffragists planned, so that they would been seen more prominently at their marches, rallies, and in newspaper photos. Remember, this brilliant idea came from women who had no p
Today we have a woman—a Black woman—as our first Vice-President Elect! It was a long march to get to today—and now the real work begins. To heal and walk the walk, out of our comfort zone toward compassion and empathy to be the Ame
OTD: November 5, 1872 Susan B Anthony was arrested for voting illegally in the Presidential election of US Grant. Anthony was found guilty, fined $100, and in 2020 pardoned by a POTUS who clearly didn’t understand that SBA was proud of her civi
OTD November 5, 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, and in 1972, the first African American as well as the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President. In 2015, Chisholm was posthu
American suffragists fought from 1848 to 1920 for their right to vote with the 19th Amendment. Black women and men until the Civil Rights Act of 1965. We can wait a few days. Then we figure out what is going on in our country. Suffragist and Montan
OTD November 2, 1920: National suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt, protege’ and successor of Susan B. Anthony, seen with suffragist Mary Garrett Hay, cast their hard-won first vote ever in a Presidential election on 111th Street and Broadway
Congratulations, women voters! On this date in 1920, American women voted for the first time in a Presidential election! Black and white women both experienced voter suppression tactics such as literacy tests, long residency requirements, and poll
American suffragists campaigned, lobbied, marched, were bullied, beaten, and jailed for YOUR right to vote. It would take them over 70 years—and add 45 more years to that for Black women. Your vote is your voice—please use it on Nov 3rd.
October 23, 1915, the largest suffrage parade, reportedly five miles long with over 20,000 women and their male allies marched in New York to demand women’s right to vote. https://time.com/4081629/suffrage-parade-1915/ #Vote2020 #SheVote
Illegally arrested, illegally convicted, and illegally imprisoned” In looking at the National Woman's Party archives, October was historically a busy month for our brave suffragists. Here are a few notable events that I’ve pulled from in
The BEST gifts are surprises, especially on a Monday! Thank you, @robin_salzillo_romans for the Votes for Women puzzle—what a thoughtful gift! I love it, especially that Frederick Douglass, our original male ally, is included. I’ve wor
Thank you, Paramount Theatre, for always supporting us! #SheVotes #ShePersists @bellsandwhistlesatx photography #ATXCelebratesWomensSuffrage
Done and mailed! The #VoteForward letter writing project to reach out to registered voters reminded me of the efforts of our relentless suffragists who did everything humanly possible to finally win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920.
A clever adaptation of the original women’s suffrage sign that was placed in the window of homes so that all who passed by would know that the woman resident within had exercised her right under the new 19th Amendment and was proudly registered
Women’s March Austin is today/Oct 17 from 2-4 pm at the historic Wooldridge Square Park, the same park where our own brave and brilliant suffragists rallied in the early 20th century for women’s right to vote. Come hear about the critical
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