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Aug 12, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Men across the United States joined the fight to enfranchise women, perhaps none more outspoken than Frederick Douglass.

Born into slavery in 1818, Douglass was a fierce advocate for both abolition and women’s rights.

#19thAmendment He participated in the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls and was a founding member of both the AERA and the AWSA.

Frederick Douglas fought for women’s rights until his death in 1895 and often used his popular paper, The North Star to champion the cause.