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Belva Lockwood & Dr. WalkerBelva Lockwood and Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
circa 1912
#DCStatehoodNowHave you heard about the time Frederick Douglass, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, and Belva Lockwood all occupied the Washington, D.C.…
Mary Grew & Margaret BurleighMary Grew, abolitionist leader & newspaper editor. Her work was respected by all the men in the movement—except her own father. Mary >> back…
Sarah PughThis is the Pennsylvania AntiSlavery Society in 1851. You might recognize Lucretia Mott, front row in the bonnet between her husband James and Robert…
Suffrage colors: Inauguration Day recapSuffrage colors, a recap! Wasn’t planning to, but I’ve seen some silly myths floating around. So here goes… YELLOW originated w. 1867…
Charles Lenox RemondCharles Lenox Remond was the most prominent Black abolitionist in the US until he was overshadowed by Frederick Douglass. Remond’s commitment to…
Elect the President direct"Elect the President direct by the people, and for a single term, if you will; take from him his immense official patronage; base senator-ship upon…
Introduction of the 16th AmendmentIf you know how your members of Congress voted on any given issue, you can vote to retain or replace them. Assuming, of course, that you are allowed…
Mary PhilbrookTwice the New Jersey Supreme Court mocked Mary Philbrook for insisting she was a full citizen. First in 1894 when she sued for the right to practice…
Mary Philbrook's lawsuitSuffragists didn’t sue very often. After the Supreme Court scoffed at suffrage in 1874, court challenges to women’s disenfranchisement were few. But…