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  20 Suffragists To Know
 Portrait of Jane Addams. Library of CongressJane Addams
Jane Addams was a suffragist, social activist, and author.
Portrait of Susan B. Anthony, c. 1855. Public DomainSusan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a suffragist, abolitionist, and activist for women's rights.
Carrie Chapman Catt (right) in 1917. Library of CongressCarrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was a suffragist, peace activist, and co-founder of the League of Women Voters.
Courtesy Avery Research Center. NOT PUBLIC DOMAINSeptima Poinsette Clark
Septima Poinsette Clark was an educator and civil rights activist. She worked to register African American voters.
Frederick Douglass by Samuel_J_Miller, 1847-52 Art Institute of ChicagoFrederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, formerly enslaved, was an abolitionist, suffragist, publisher, and author.
Jack and Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Dowsett
Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett was a suffragist in Hawai'i.
1st Territorial Legislature. Courtesy Archives of Alaska not public domainFirst Territorial Legislature of Alaska
The first act of the just-formed Territorial Legislature of Alaska in 1913 was to grant women the vote.
Dolores Huerta, Eric Guo, CC-BY-2.0 (Wikimedia).Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta is a labor organizer; co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association; and works to register agricultural workers to vote
Helen Keller. Collections Library of CongressHelen Keller
Helen Keller was a civil rights activist, women's rights activist, author, and speaker.
Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Library of CongressDr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
Dr. Mabel Lee advocated for women's suffrage for years, even though as a Chinese immigrant, she was unable to vote.
Nina Otero-Warren. Collections Library of CongressAdelina "Nina" Otero-Warren
Nina Otero-Warren was a suffragist, author, business woman, and homesteader.
Alice Paul toasting the passage of the 19th Amendment. Library of CongressDr. Alice Paul
Alice Paul was a suffragist and activist for women's rights.
Jeannette Rankin. Collection of the US House of Representatives.Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin was a suffragist, and the first woman elected to US Congress.
Tye Leung Schulze. Photo courtesy of LA Public Library (not public domain)Tye Leung Schulze
Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese person in the United States (and perhaps in the world) to vote in a democratic election.
Anna Howard Shaw. Library of CongressRev. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
Rev. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw was an activist, physician, clergy, and President of the National American Women's Suffrage Association.
Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton
One of the driving forces behind the First Women's Rights Convention in 1848
Mary Church Terrell. Collections of Library of CongressMary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell was a suffragist, activist, businesswoman, and educator.
Sojourner Truth. Collections of the Library of CongressSojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree. She was an abolitionist, activist, and supporter of women's rights including suffrage.
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, c. 1911. Library of CongressDr. Mary Edwards Walker
Dr. Mary Walker was a physician, women's suffrage advocate, Civil War veteran, and the only woman to receive the US Medal of Honor.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Public Domain.Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an anti-lynching advocate, author, suffragist, founder of the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago.
Zitkala-Sa, Smithsonian InstitutionZitkala-Ša
Zitkala-Ša was a writer, political activist, teacher, intellectual, and musician. She fought for Native American suffrage.
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