TWOMN 347: History of Women in the United States
Basic Information Nellie Griswold Francis was an African American suffragist born November 7, 1874 in Nashville Tennessee. She was the daughter of Maggie Seay and Thomas Garris Griswold. Francis already had a history of slavery and activism in her family when she was born. Francis’ grandmother, Nellie Seay, was a slave to a congressman…
Basic Information Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. She lived for 92 years and experienced a lot throughout her life. From the moment of Paul’s first arrest in England for advocating for women’s rights while attending college, she knew that activism was her purpose. This initial exposure was…
Basic Information During a time when the world needed brave souls, Harriet Forten Purvis was born. Along with her family, she made leaps and bounds in the abolition movement. Not only did she provide a good life for her immediate family, but she cared for distant family as well. Her life goal was not to…
Basic Information Anna Julia Haywood Cooper the “Mother of Black feminism” was born on August 10, 1858 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cooper was best known as an educator, speaker and one of the most influential female Black liberation activists, who brought to the forefront the importance of education in the uplifting of the Black community.…
Basic Information Minnie Fisher Cunningham was born on March 19, 1882, to Horatio and Sallie Fisher. She was the seventh of eight children and the youngest daughter. She was raised on a plantation in New Waverly, Walker County Texas. Minnie Fisher Cunningham developed values that diverged significantly…
Basic Information Olympia Brown was born January 05, 1935 in Prairie Ronde, Michigan. She was the first woman to be ordained by full denominational authority in the United States on June 25th, 1863 through New York’s Canton School of Theology. Brown was a significant voice in promoting educational equality amongst men and women with the…
Basic Information Julia Ward Howe was born on May 27th, 1819 in New York City. In her prestigious roles as an American author, poet, speaker, abolitionist, and suffragist, Howe influenced and inspired Americans across the country to advocate for human rights. By the time of her death at 91 years of age, Howe had established…
Basic Information Jane Addams was a woman who stood for justice with the working class and for women’s suffrage. She was an organizer and a strategist. Along with that, she was able to communicate effectively in her articles and in public speaking. She was, and is still to this day, an icon. Background Information…
Basic Information On February 15th, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts Susan Brownell Anthony was born into a Quaker family (Edison, 2013). She was an influential suffragette and abolitionist in the late 1800s. Anthony paved the way for the establishment of the Nineteenth Amendment. Background Information Susan B. Anthony’s passion for human rights issues started…
Basic Information Victoria Claflin Woodhull was born on September 23, 1838 within the rural town of Homer, Ohio. She was a polarizing figure, and her brief time on the front lines of the women’s suffrage movement was full of both triumph and intrigue. With the funds raised by her and her sister as the…