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"Illegal" votersWe don’t have an affirmative right to vote under the Constitution. There is no explicit promise that citizen = voter. But from 1868-1872, after the…
#CriptheVoteAt suffrage demonstrations in London, Rosa May Billinghurst responded to over-policing by ramming London bobbies with her wheelchair. May, as she was…
#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.…
Access to the White HouseThe day before suffragists started picketing the White House, they were there as invited guests. Access thread. One of the striking things about the…
Alice Paul's first arrestAlice Paul was first arrested in London. On June 29, 1907 she joined the Pankhursts storming the House of Commons, frustrated the Prime Minister…
American JoshuaMy adult interest in the suffrage movement began with Alice Paul. If Stanton & Anthony - and other women whose names I didn’t yet know - were…
Banner DropIf you’ve ever snuck in somewhere to conduct a secret mission, you know how hard Mabel Vernon’s heart was pounding on December 5, 1916. She was…
Car Parade!On July 31, 1913, suffragists commandeered the Senate floor for more than two hours. It was the first time since 1887 that women’s voting rights had…
Crip CampToday's post is a valentine to the best movie I've seen all year.💜💜💜 Every suffrage buff, every activist, every person who is…
Declaration of Rights & Articles of ImpeachmentThe 1876 Declaration of Rights drafted by Matilda Joslyn Gage for the Centennial direct action (see yesterday) included nine articles of impeachment.…