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Saturday Open Thread: African American Suffragists
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We hope you're enjoying your weekend. We conclude this week's series on African American Women in the Suffrage Movement with.... MARY BURNETT TALBERT (September 17, 1866 – October 15, 1923) Mary Burnett Talbert (September 17, 1866 – October 15, 1923) was an American orator, activist, suffragist and reformer. Called "the best known Colored Woman … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Suffragists
Friday Open Thread: African American Suffragists
HAPPY FRIDAY PRAGOBOTS!! We continue our look at African American Women in the Suffrage Movement... NANNIE HELEN BURROUGHS (May 2, 1879 – May 20, 1961) Nannie Helen Burroughs, (May 2, 1879 – May 20, 1961) was an African-American educator, orator, religious leader, and businesswoman.[1] She gained national recognition for her 1900 speech "How the Sisters Are … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Suffragists
Thursday Open Thread: African American Suffragists
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We continue our series on African American Women in the Suffrage Movement... DAISY ELIZABETH ADAMS LAMPKIN (August 9, 1883–March 10, 1965) Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (August 9, 1883–March 10, 1965) was an American suffragette, civil rights activist, organization executive, and community practitioner whose career spanned over half a century. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Suffragists
Wednesday Open Thread: African American Suffragists
HAPPY HUMPDAY P.O.U.! We continue our look at African American Women in the Suffrage Movement... JOSEPHINE ST. PIERRE RUFFIN (August 31, 1842 – March 13, 1924) Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (August 31, 1842 – March 13, 1924) was an (African-American publisher, journalist, civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor of Women’s Era, the first newspaper published by and for … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American Suffragists