Happy Women’s Equality Day! #WomensEqualityDay
“I say then that justice is not fulfilled so long as woman is unequal before the law.” -Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, 1866 We celebrate Women’s Equality Day each year to commemorate the day...
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay! #IWD2022 #EachforEqual #GenerationEquality
“There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it.” -Alice Paul Happy International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is celebrated every March 8th. It is a global day...
“There is an odd side to all reformers, to all who are pursuing a new idea earnestly, that is very whimsical.” -Elizabeth Blackwell, 1895
“There is an odd side to all reformers, to all who are pursuing a new idea earnestly, that is very whimsical.” -Elizabeth Blackwell, 1895 Happy birthday to Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American woman to...
‘”Agitate! Agitate!’ ought to be the motto of every reformer.” -Ernestine Rose
“‘Agitate! Agitate!’ ought to be the motto of every reformer. Agitation is the opposite of stagnation — the one is life, the other death.” Ernestine Rose, March 28, 1860 Happy birthday to Ernestine Potowska Rose,...
Announcing all four books of the Ask a Suffragist series
We are pleased to announce that Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists will be followed by three more Ask a Suffragist books, channeling the lived experiences of suffragists spanning 100...
Defenders of Human Rights: Ernestine Rose #19forthe19th
Ernestine Rose coined the phrase, “Women’s rights are human rights.” She was an activist in Poland and England and fought for the rights of American women after immigrating to the United States. via Instagram...
Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women by Elizabeth Blackwell
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s memoir, Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women, describes in delicious detail her adventures and misadventures as she sought to become the first American women to be admitted to...
Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists
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...
