Hanging out with suffragists Susan B. Anthony, Emmeline B. Wells and Martha Hughes Cannon at the 100th anniversary celebration of Utah ratifying the 19thAmendment. via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2p7h4bBPG7/ Ask a Suffragist author April Young Bennett...
Make me a grave where’er you will, In a lowly plain, or a lofty hill; Make it among earth’s humblest graves, But not in a land where men are slaves. -Frances E.W. Harper, 1858...
April Young Bennett shared stories about some of the suffragists who have inspired her most with Robert Sharpe on BITE Radio. Listen to the complete episode to learn more about Maria W. Stewart, Frances...
This black woman, who was raised as an indentured servant, may have been the first to break a 19th century American taboo against women giving political speeches with men in the audience. #19forthe19th @usnatarchives...
The founder of the American Red Cross was also a suffragist. “Perfectly equal rights—human rights. There was never any question in my mind in regard to this.” #19forthe19th @usnatarchives via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2RX7vshSRW/
Can we apply suffrage movement strategies to arguments on facebook or twitter? How do we amplify women’s voices within the #MeToo movement? April Young Bennett discusses applying time-tested life lessons to our modern world...
It was already law, but Connecticut showed its support by ratifying the 19th Amendment on September 14, 1920.
April Young Bennett discussed her own career journey with host Shawn Andrews and what we can learn from women who broke the glass ceiling during the suffrage era on the Critical Mass Radio Show....
New Hampshire ratified the 19th Amendment on September 10, 1919.
This 18th century French doctor and biomedical engineer paved the way for women to enter medical professions across Europe and the United States. 19forthe19th @usnatarchives via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_hwYAhTK5/
Minnesota ratified the 19th Amendment on September 8, 1919.
Better late than never! Alabama ratified the 19th Amendment on September 8, 1953. The 19th had become law in 1920.
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