Here you’ll find Feminists, Suffragettes, Women’s Suffrage Advocates (yes, there’s a difference between the two), and people–both men and women–who advocated and pushed for a better life for women the world round, all throughout history
1008: Rania al-Abdullah Queen Consort of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Born: 31 August 1970, Kuwait City, Kuwait Before becoming queen, Rania worked in the banking and private technology sectors. In 1991, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. In 1993, Rania married the then-Prince of Jordan, Abdullah…
978: Lola Greene Baldwin The First Female Police Officer in the United States Born: 1860, Elmira, New York, United States of America Died: 22 June 1957, Portland, Oregon, United States of America Original Name: Aurora Greene Lola had to leave school early to begin working after her father lost his job. She taught for several…
“I was my husband’s silent partner, a legal nonentity, with no voice or power.” 977: Abigail Scott Duniway Suffrage Advocate, Teacher, Lecturer, Editor, and Author Born: 22 October 1834, Groveland, Illinois, United States of America Died: 11 October 1915, Portland, Oregon, United States of America Abigail traveled on the Oregon Trail at the age of…
972: Adelina Otero-Warren Suffrage Advocate, Politician, and Education Advocate Born: 23 October 1881, Present-day Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States of America Died: 3 January 1965, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America Original Name: Adelina Isabel Emilia Luna Otero Adelina (or Nina, as she was better known) was born into a family of…
953: Donaldina Cameron The Angry Angel of Chinatown Born: 26 July 1869, Otago Land District, New Zealand Died: 4 January 1968, Palo Alto, California, United States of America Other Nicknames Included: Lo Mo, Fahn Quait (White Devil) or Beloved Mother Donaldina was called Fahn Quait by those who opposed her work, and Beloved Mother or…
“My first vote? – Oh, yes, I thought long over that. I studied; I read about all your men who wished to be president. I learned about the new laws. I wanted to KNOW what was right, not to act blindly…I think it right we should all try to learn, not vote blindly, since we…
“Maybe it has only been men who have protested the king up to now. That only means we women have taken too long to let our voices be heard. We are signing our names to a document, not hiding ourselves behind costumes like the men in Boston did at their tea party. The British will…
938: Fereshteh Forough Founder, CEO, & President of Code to Inspire Born: 1985, Iran* Code to Inspire is the first school to teach girls coding in Afghanistan. Fereshteh is an education advocate for gender equality and women’s empowerment in developing countries. Fereshteh is one of eight children. Her family left Afghanistan after the Soviet Invasion…
“Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?” 936: Inez Milholland Literally Campaigned Herself to Death for the Cause of Suffrage Born: 6 August 1886, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Died: 25 November 1916, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Full Name: Inez Milholland Boissevain Inez was a labor lawyer and…
931: Seraph Young Ford The First American Woman to Cast a Ballot Vote Born: 6 November 1846, Winter Quarters, Nebraska Territory, United States of America (Present-day Near Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America) Died: 22 June 1938, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America It was 14 February 1870, and Seraph had arrived at the…