Blue plaque for Lady Emmeline Pethick Lawrence 1867-1954, Lecturer, Writer, Suffragist and Pacifist who edited “Votes for Women”

🔵 Treasure hunting in Bristol 🔵

#VotesForWomen #Suffragette #Suffragist #WomensHistory #Bristol

Kate Sheppard, 1905

#OnThisDay March 10th, 1848, Kate Sheppard was born.
She was a shining light of the New Zealand women's suffrage movement, and through her efforts, helped women gain the right to vote in 1893, making New Zealand the first country to do so.

#newzealand #suffragist #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth

Porträt von Kate Sheppard mit violetter Tusche gezeichnet.

Kate Sheppard (1847/48 - 13.07.1934) #sufragette #sozialreformerin und erste Präsidentin des Nationalen Frauenrats in Neuseeland
#suffragist #socialreformer and first predident of the National Council of Women of New Zealand
#katesheppard #makingwomenvisible

Nora Stanton Barney as young woman

Nora Stanton Barney GB-born #US #CivilEngineer #architect #suffragist. 1 of 1st women #engineering graduates in US. Husband issued ultimatum of be wife or engineer, she chose latter. Granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, US #suffragist d #OTD 18 Jan 1971 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_St...

Matilda Joslyn Gage: The Radical Visionary Who Documented Women’s Stolen Inventions A radical feminist visionary meets her modern interviewer. Gage reveals how institutions stole women’s inventions, why she split from the suffrage movement, and why her 19th-century warnings …

Matilda Joslyn Gage: The Radical Visionary Who Documented Women's Stolen Inventions
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#WomenInSTEM #STEM #Suffragist #FreeThought #Feminism

In 1896, #SusanBAnthony made a bold declaration. At 76 yrs old, the #suffragist said that the #bicycle had "done more to emancipate #women than anything else in the world." It changed how they organized, how they dressed, and ultimately, how they fought for the right to vote. #cycling #womenpower

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent talk about Chrystal Macmillan, a lesser-known Edinburgh woman, presented by Helen Kay and Rose Pipes. Their new book about Chrystal is published by Edinburgh University Press. #chrystalmacmillan #edinburghcampaigner #suffragist #womenwhoshapedhistory

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "We demand in the Reconstruction suffrage for all citizens of the Republic. I would not talk of Negroes or women bug of citizens."

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📌 Remembering Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902), an American writer, activist, a leader of the women's rights movement during the mid- to late-19th century, and an abolitionist. #suffragist #abolitionist #suffrage

#YAlit #bookreview ONE STEP FORWARD is at YABC!
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#historicalfiction #womensrights #vote #suffragist #comingofage #WorldWarI #NineteenthAmendment

Lurana W Sheldon (1862-1945) and some of her publications

There is a new Lurana W Sheldon webpage for her fiction and opinion pieces.

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#VicLit #suffragist #freethinker

Check out the new @lasvegasweekly.bsky.social for a full-page feature on @suffsmusical.bsky.social—including an interview w/ actress #VictoriaPekel, who portrays Black #suffragist #PhyllisTerrell. Read now: bit.ly/lvwsuffs

#Suffs #Broadway #TheatreSky #Musicals #LasVegas #Vegas #VegasLocals #DTLV

In 1915, Mary Stewart wrote to the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association to offer her help. She joined the bell party as a speaker on June 30 in Crawford County and remained with the tour until August 7 in Centre County.
#justicebell #1915justicebelltour #womenshistory #PAhistory #suffragist

Mary Church Terrell (part 1) The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast · Episode

Mary Church Terrell: History Chicks Podcast

#1stWaveFeminism
#CivilRights
#Suffragist
#VotesForWomen
#WyrdWomen

Mary Church Terrell: Championing Suffrage and Civil Rights

#1stWaveFeminism
#CivilRights
#Suffragist
#VotesForWomen
#WyrdWomen

American Masters | She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP Mary Church Terrell was a suffragist, civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP.

She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP

#1stWaveFeminism
#CivilRights
#NAACP
#Suffragist
#VotesForWomen
#WyrdWomen

Dignity and Defiance Trailer Raised in privilege but degraded by persistent racial prejudice, Mary Church Terrell fought for the basic human right to be treated equally. Her story is one of…

Dignity and Defiance: A Portrait of Mary Church Terrell

#1stWaveFeminism
#CivilRights
#NAACP
#Suffragist
#VotesForWomen
#WyrdWomen

How One Woman Helped End Lunch Counter Segregation in the Nation’s Capital Mary Church Terrell’s court case demanded the district’s “lost laws” put an end to racial discrimination in dining establishments

How One Woman Helped End Lunch Counter Segregation in the Nation’s Capital

#1stWaveFeminism
#CivilRights
#NAACP
#Suffragist
#VotesForWomen
#WyrdWomen

Mary Church Terrell was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, and became known as a national activist for civil rights and suffrage.

#1stWaveFeminism
#CivilRights
#NAACP
#Suffragist
#VotesForWomen
#WyrdWomen

Komako Kimura was a Japanese suffragist, actress, dancer, theater manager, and magazine editor before World War II. Her work, both literary and theatrical, shaped the women’s rights and women’s suffrage movement in Japan.

#1stWaveFeminism
#Suffragist
#VotesForWomen
#WyrdWomen

Photograph of the entry sign to the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in downtown Akron, Ohio. The sign is a stone wall with cor-ten steel lettering spelling TRUTH in all caps. Photo: Matt Fox

Photograph of the Woodrow Nash statue of Sojourner Truth installed at the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in downtown Akron, Ohio. Photo: Matt Fox

Photograph of a mural in the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in downtown Akron, Ohio. The mural was created by artists Derin Fletcher and Alexandria Couch. Photo: Matt Fox

Photograph of the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in downtown Akron, Ohio looking Northwest from the United Way of Summit & Medina building across the plaza. Photo: Matt Fox

Some recent photos of the Sojourner Truth Plaza in #downtownAkron. Located at the site of Truth’s 1851 speech to the Ohio Woman’s Convention. Find out more & plan your visit: bit.ly/SojournerTru...

#SojournerTruth #AkronOhio #AmericanHistory #suffragist

Photos: Matt Fox

My Aperture Cowldana in purple, commemorating the early suffragists, "a reminder that we always need to let our inner light shine and not be diminished. Every voice matters ... wherever you live, you can still have impact." -designer Rebecca McKenzie

#knit #knitsky #suffragist #womensrights

In 1934 Rosalie Barrow Edge founded the world’s first preserve for birds of prey — Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Kempton, Pennsylvania.

#Conservation
#HawkMountainSanctuary
#IndomitableHellcat
#Suffragist
#WyrdWomen

Amazing Role Model for Women Worldwide: The Triumph of Rosalie Edge

#Conservation
#HawkMountainSanctuary
#IndomitableHellcat
#Suffragist
#WyrdWomen

How Mrs. Edge Saved the Birds Meet a forgotten hero of our natural world whose brave campaign to protect birds charted a new course for the environmental movement

Rosalie Barrow Edge was an environmental advocate, suffragist, and amateur birdwatcher who founded Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for birds of prey.

#Conservation
#HawkMountainSanctuary
#IndomitableHellcat
#Suffragist
#WyrdWomen

Rosalie Edge: Champion of Women's Suffrage and Environmental Activism A leading 20th century pioneer for women's suffrage and environmental activism, Rosalie Edge established the world's first wild sanctuary for birds of prey.

Rosalie Barrow Edge was an environmental advocate, suffragist, and amateur birdwatcher who founded Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for birds of prey.

#Conservation
#HawkMountainSanctuary
#IndomitableHellcat
#Suffragist
#WyrdWomen

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#HarrietTubman, who, after being born into #slavery, became an #abolitionist instrumental in the #UndergroundRailroad; #LucyStone, a prominent abolitionist & #suffragist; #MedgarEvers, a #CivilRights leader who was assassinated by a member of the Ku Klux Klan; #CesarChavez, a #labor leader; & […]

It is the birthday in 1855 of English author and activist Isabella Ford. She played a key role in the nation’s labor movement, women's suffrage, and the promotion of social justice during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
#BookSky #Writers #Writing #Suffragist #Justice #Labor #History #OTD

Lizzie Sheldon was a lawyer, staunch Democrat, and an ardent advocate of women's suffrage. She graduated from the University of Kansas Law School in 1900.

#suffragist #Kansas #history

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Inez Milholland, a #suffragist on a white horse, led marches for women’s rights with fearless style and fierce conviction. Her story is one we’ll explore in our upcoming #bookclub! Join us to discuss The Small and the Mighty on April 19 - #reading optional, #community essential!

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Episode 18: Buchanan tells the story of Mary Johnston - a #suffragist, a #romance author, and a #progressive Southerner. In contrast to others, she criticized white suffragists for not including African American women in the fight for women's suffrage. See the link in bio for her story!