Courtesy National Portrait Gallery The suffrage movement began in the 1840s ... called the “Negro’s hour”: Women should stand aside and let black men proceed first to the polls.

Leaders in the national woman suffrage movement relied on ... and convey information about the suffrage movement to their communities. Many black women leaders in the 1880s and 90s were active ...

After the Civil War, when the 15th Amendment enfranchised Black men but ignored all women, white suffrage leaders excluded ...

The Herald-Leader is celebrating Lexington’s 250th birthday by revisiting key moments in the city’s vibrant history, including how Lexington women fought for the right to vote.

Through their collective achievements, these extraordinary women created lasting foundations for social justice, equality, ...

Then former abolitionist allies, including those who had long advocated women’s rights, divided over the movement’s priorities. Many abolitionists initially advocated universal suffrage ...

Two historical markers, one related to women’s suffrage and another to African American heritage, were recently damaged in the city of Decatur, according to a release from the police department.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by ...

However, if the parliamentary vote remained the elusive holy-grail for suffragists in the United Kingdom in 1913, they had still achieved many rights for women since 1867. Crucially, the suffrage ...

Flanked by Pauline O’Neill from Maricopa County and Rosa McKay from Cochise County, Theodora was part of the growing movement for women’s suffrage. In fact, she led the crusade in her hometown ...

Women in Broome County were prominent leaders of the Suffrage Movement and the push for the 19th Amendment. “Margaret Topliff, Lillian Huffcut, Cathrine Bartoo, Ida Wales Gitchel and they all ...