TWOMN 347: History of Women in the United States
Basic Information Dr. Margaret Chung is the first female American-born Chinese physician in the United States. She was considered the adoptive “mom” of hundreds of military personnel during World War II, and her connections allowed for her advocacy of the WAVES (Women Accepted to Volunteer Emergency Service), or the women’s group of the Navy. She…
Basic Information Rose Winslow, also known as Ruza Wenclawska, was born in Suwalki, Poland to a steel worker and a coal miner in 1889. At five years old, she moved to western Pennsylvania with her family. Winslow is known for her recruitment and fundraising for the…
Basic Information Laura (Miriam) Cornelius Kellogg, born on September 8th, 1880, in Seymour, Wisconsin, was a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which encompassed the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations (Stanciu, 2013). Kellogg’s life’s work aimed to revitalize Haudenosaunee culture and return to traditional practices rather than assimilation into White American culture. Her…
Basic Information Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis, born Sarah Louisa Forten, was an African American poet and activist born around 1814, though there is dispute over the precise date of her birth (Purvis, Sarah Forten (C. 1811–C. 1898), 2022). While typically her work was oriented around the issue of abolition, she pioneered the concept of intersectionality…
Basic Information Mary Coffin Ware Dennett was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on April 4th, 1872. Dennett is best known for her activism for women’s reproductive rights and involvement as field secretary of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. In addition, she was a suffragist, pacifist, and artisan (Mary Ware Dennett, n.d.). From 1910-14 she was the…
Basic Information William Lloyd Garrison was an American journalist born in 1805 who strongly advocated against slavery. He also advanced the suffragist movement by publishing many works and using his platform as a leader to further push woman’s rights. Background Information William Lloyd Garrison was born in Massachusetts in the year 1805 to a merchant…
Basic Information Aaron Augustus Sargent held a seat in the 37th, 41st, and 42nd Congresses. He was the author of the first Pacific Railroad Act – which promoted the establishment of the transcontinental railroad – and was elected into the senate where he served from 1873 to 1879. While he was in the senate, he…
Basic Information Lillie Blake was an American author born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Blake wrote under a pseudonym, Tiger Lily, under which she published five novels after her first husband’s passing. After meeting her second husband, Blake become involved in the New York State Suffrage Association where she then became president. She also attempted to…
Basic Information Lucy Stone was an esteemed lecturer and supporter of abolition and women’s rights (Garvin, 2005). Playing a central role as an activist, she helped organize and run the first National Woman’s Rights Convention, the American Equal Rights Association, and the American Woman’s Suffrage Association.…
Basic Information Sarah Mapps Douglass was an African American woman, best known for her efforts as an abolitionist, educator, artist, and Quaker. She was born to Robert and Grace Douglass on September 9, 1806, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The maternal side of her family was very active in the abolition movement, being members of the Free African Society.…