The effort to highlight the work of Black suffragists is in the spotlight as the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote.
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Instead, she waited for the white women from Chicago to march by in the parade and then joined the march, according to the NPS.Dr. Bethune was a South Carolina-born child of former slaves who went on to become a teacher and founder of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. "She recognized the importance of preserving historical records about the rich and diverse contributions African American women have made to the American culture, according to the NPS, which runs the, a National Historic Site in Washington, D.C."She envisioned a permanent and growing collection which would be used by historians and educators."
Portrait of American Civil Rights and Women's Suffrage activist and journalist Mary Church Terrell , late 19th century. She became an activist for women's equality and a noted speaker and writer who played a central part in the founding of the National Association of Colored Women ,Educator, writer and activist Hallie Quinn Brown poses for a portrait, circa 1880s.Universal Images Group via Getty Images
"I do not believe that giving the woman the ballot is immediately going to cure all the ills of life," Harper said at the convention, which also featured white suffragists like Stanton and Anthony."I do not believe that white women are dew-drops just exhaled from the skies. I think that like men they may be divided into three classes, the good, the bad, and the indifferent.
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