TWOMN 347: History of Women in the United States
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 Thomas Wentworth Higginson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 22nd, 1823. Higginson lived to the age of 87 and died on May 9th, 1911. Higginson conducted most of his work near his home in Massachusetts, and was married twice in his life, raising three children in total, including one that was adopted.…
Basic information Eugene V Debs was born on the 5th of November,1855 in Terre Haute Indiana. Debs was a charismatic man with great skills for public speaking, organizing, and funding. He used these skills to aid for formation of unions within railroad workers, and other…
Basic Information Henry Browne Blackwell was born in 1825 and died in 1909. He is known for being a supporter of woman’s rights and human rights. He is the lesser known husband of Lucy Stone, with whom he started a woman’s rights focused newspaper with. Background Information The 100th anniversary for the ratification of…