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Adella Hunt LoganYears before W.E.B.DuBois devoted a special issue of The Crisis to women’s suffrage, Adella Hunt Logan published a comprehensive argument for the vote…
I am decidedly opposed to male suffrageI am decidedly opposed to male suffrage and the following are some of my reasons. First: A man, for possibly an hour each year in order to cast his…
Ida B. Wells, Owner & EditorIda B Wells didn’t love being a teacher, but as she built an adult life in Memphis, she began working as a reporter. Realizing that owning &…
Josephine St. Pierre RuffinJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin was an incredible organizer of women. In 1879 she started the Boston Kansas Relief Assoc. to raise money to support…
Ms.It’s jarring to be reading about the revolutionary activities of Susan B. Anthony or Ida B. Wells and come upon them referred to as Miss Anthony, Miss…
New York Times on suffrageThe position of the Times on the question of woman suffrage has long been known. It is totally opposed to the extension of suffrage on the grounds…
NewspapersProvincial Freeman [Mary Ann Shadd Cary] Revolution [Anthony & Stanton] National Citizen & Ballot Box [Matilda Joslyn Gage] Free Speech…
No Night Work for WomenFFwd to 1913: Post-Triangle Shirtwaist fire, safety laws finally pass. 1 bans women from night shifts➡️female printers, proofers @nytimes & other…
Pulitzer PrizesResearching and writing and publishing the truth, especially when it makes powerful people uncomfortable, is a gift to the nation. So thrilling to see…
The Crisis - Suffrage Special Issue 1915With the New York referendum looming, The Crisis published its second special issue on women’s suffrage in August 1915. The cover was an arresting…