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Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone tried hard to bridge the gap between pro- and anti-15th Amdt camps. She argued for a middle path that would support Black men’s enfranchisement now, and commit to an immediate campaign for a 16th Amdt for women. But after years of debate,…
Tags: 15th Amendment, Lucy Stone, Resources
Notable American Women
I got my own set of Notable American Women! I endeavor to post daily using books already in my home or at my library, + online wonders fr @librarycongress & more. But for basic biographical info, NAW is accurate & detailed. Eleanor Flexner…
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You want this book
It's getting late in NYC, so for today's post I will simply point to one of the most satisfying new resources of this centennial year. 👇The @smithsoniannpg exhibit closes Jan 5 - go to DC if you can! Regardless, this gorgeous book is what you want…
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There's a lot of stuff on the world wide web
Way down the rabbit hole tonight. Memphis cartes de visites circa 1880s, many from a Gebhardt Studios on Beale Street that had both black & white patrons. A whole cache on Flickr, lovingly annotated circa 2015 by someone I can't identify in real…
Tags: Ida B Wells, Resources, Tennessee
The best-looking suffrage website
A gift! Take a few minutes today to click through the objects in this gorgeous website: votesforwomen.cliohistory.org
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Voting rights today
IHO the beginning of our centennial year, a quick spotlight on PRO-voting, anti-suppression tools. While some states are making it harder to vote, these are ways to EXPAND access to the ballot - and they're growing! See end for how to bring these…
Book reviews
Treat yourself to @cncep’s review of recent suffrage books👇 @DailySuffragist readers know how great @swagner711’s anthology is, and Susan Ware’s collection of objects. I’m saving Elaine Weiss’ @efweiss5 page-turner for this summer, but…
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Nobody gave us anything [live-tweet]
Janice Ruth opens by reminding that we weren't _given_ the vote, we fought for it. #Suffrage100 #WomensVote #CenturyofStruggle
Library of Congress: Shall Not Be Denied - Curator: Janice Ruth #WomensVote100 #TOHOdc pic.twitter.com/cGyNZYraIR
— A Tour…
Zinn Ed mini-course
Ursula Wolfe-Rocca live tweets @marthasjones_! A nice synopsis of what sounds like a fantastic session on citizenship, sovereignty, and voting rights. Until you can watch the whole thing, read on . . .
It's my last day of “school” for the 2019-2020…
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