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Ida B. Wells-Barnett, 1862-1931
The crusade for women's suffrage is among the longest reform movements in American history. Between 1832 and 1920, women citizens organized for the right to vote, agitating first in their states or territories and then through petitioning for a federal amendment. Eventually, the movement culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
Earlier histories of suffrage and women's activism tend to overlook the work of African Americans and other women of color. Leading up to the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, this exhibition seeks to tell a more complete story of the movement through portraits of women who represent different races, ages, and fields of endeavor.
Sallie E. Garrity, c 1893 |