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“A white woman has only one handicap to overcome—that of sex. I have two—both sex and race.” -Mary Church Terrell
Join us today as we highlight the stories of African American women in the fight for suffrage. #HiddenHerstory #HerVote100
Join us today as we highlight the stories of African American women in the fight for suffrage. #HiddenHerstory #HerVote100
Early movements for women’s rights were closely tied to the Antislavery Movement. Free and formerly enslaved African American women like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Sarah Remond & Henrietta Purvis were active in the call for women’s suffrage. #HiddenHerstory #HerVote100
In 1866, writer and activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper gave a speech at the National Woman's Rights Convention campaigning for African American women’s suffrage. #HiddenHerstory #HerVote100
How did women win the right to vote? It's a big story. So big, no single exhibit can tell it. Follow #HerVote100 today to explore three exhibits in Washington, D.C. We'll share stories from @librarycongress @USNatArchives and @smithsoniannpg. #Suffrage100 #BecauseOfHerStory
For #HerVote100, we're marching with @librarycongress, @smithsoniannpg, @NMAAHC, @amhistorymuseum, @OurPresidents & @USNatArchives.
We're marking anniversaries related to the 19th Amendment and the path to women's suffrage (the right to vote). #Suffrage100 s.si.edu/2QNAyOf
We're marking anniversaries related to the 19th Amendment and the path to women's suffrage (the right to vote). #Suffrage100 s.si.edu/2QNAyOf
First stop: #ShallNotBeDenied at @librarycongress. Open through Sept. 2020, it has documents from personal collections of suffragists. loc.gov/suffrage #HerVote100
