Five You Should Know: African American Suffragists

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-100 Year Anniversary-

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  • Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, circa 1898. Library of Congress
    Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, circa 1898. Library of Congress
  • Mary Ann Shadd Cary Library and Archives, Canada
    Mary Ann Shadd Cary Library and Archives, Canada
  • Mary Church Terrell, one of the first Black women to earn a college degree. GHI Vintage Universal Images Group/Getty Images (1863–1954)
    Mary Church Terrell, one of the first Black women to earn a college degree. GHI Vintage Universal Images Group/Getty Images (1863–1954)
  • Educator Nannie Helen Burroughs.Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/ Getty Images
    Educator Nannie Helen Burroughs.Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/ Getty Images
  • Journalist, suffragist and progressive activist Ida B. Wells, circa 1890s. R. Gates/Hulton Archive/ Getty Images
    Journalist, suffragist and progressive activist Ida B. Wells, circa 1890s. R. Gates/Hulton Archive/ Getty Images
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When Congress ratified the 19th Amendment on August 18,1920, giving American women the right to vote, it reflected the culmination of generations’ worth of work by resolute suffragists of all races and backgrounds. Historically, attention has focused on the efforts of white movement leaders like Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. But they worked alongside many lesser-known suffragists, such as Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee and Nina Otero-Warren, who made crucial contributions to the cause—while also battling racism and discrimination.

 

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