“I have been derisively called a ‘Woman Rights Man.’ I know no such distinction. I claim to be a Human Rights Man; and wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent...
The sign reads: Controversial Black Abolitionist. Essayist, lecturer, religious activist. Her speeches, published by William Lloyd Garrison, were first publicly delivered speeches by an American woman on politics & women’s rights. via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B39ggPwBCf6/...
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...
For Every Girl, Woman or Female Activist, The most striking message woven into the fabric of April Young Bennett’s extraordinary and intimate look at the women who first stood for women’s rights is the...
If no one will promote or respect us, let us promote and respect ourselves. –Maria W. Stewart, 1831 In the 1830s, Maria W. Stewart, a free black abolitionist and feminist from Boston, was the...
It has been nearly 100 years since the Nineteenth Amendment gave (most) American women the right to vote and it took about a hundred years of activism to win that right. The first...
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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