“The fact that somebody is displeased is no evidence that we are wrong.” —Mary Ann Shadd, 1854 Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first black woman in North America to edit a newspaper and...
The 19th had already had enough supporting states to become law, but Delaware declared their support on March 6, 1923.
She was both the first black North American woman to publish and edit a newspaper and the first to be admitted to law school. #19forthe19th @usnatarchives via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B3HX5tBhE6j/ Mary Ann Shadd Cary...
In addition to being a suffragist and abolitionist, Mary Ann Shadd Cary was both the first black American woman to publish and edit a newspaper and the first to attend law school. Mary Ann...
In 1920, the United States of America will celebrate the first 100 years of the Nineteenth Amendment. Want to celebrate the day your home state ratified the Nineteenth? Here it is. Congress approved the...
The first book in the Ask a Suffragist series, Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists, informs modern-day activists with lessons learned from some of the first American suffragists and feminists. Where can I buy...
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