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
“Prior to my election, Cherokee girls would have never thought that they might grow up and become chief.” 851: Wilma Mankiller The First Female Chief of the Cherokee Nation Born: 18 November 1945, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States of America Died: 6 April 2010, Stilwell, Oklahoma, United States of America Wilma was born dirt poor on…
“I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.” 848: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Social Reformer and Leading Figure in the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States Born: 12 November 1815, Johnstown, New York, United States of America Died: 26 October 1902, New York City, New York, United States of America Elizabeth…
“Like all pioneers, I labored more in faith and hope.” 845: Esther Hobart Morris The First Female Justice of the Peace in the United States Born: 8 August 1814, Spencer, New York, United States of America Died: 2 April 1902, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America Esther served the city of South Pass in Wyoming….
“I give you as my slogan in this campaign—’Let my people go.'” 844: Charlotta Bass Newspaper Publisher and Politician Born: 13 February 1874, Sumter, South Carolina, United States of America Died: 12 April 1969, Los Angeles, California, United States of America In 2020 news broke that Kamala Harris was the first African American woman to…
“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.” 839: Frances Perkins The First Woman to Serve in a United States Presidential Cabinet Born: 10 April 1880, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 15 May 1965, New York City,…
“The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.” 831: Mary McLeod Bethune Civil Rights Activist and Educator Born: 10 July 1875, Mayesville, South Carolina, United States of America Died: 18 May 1955, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States of America Mary is most remembered for starting a private all…
“I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.” 830: Alice Paul One of the Main Leaders and Strategists of the Campaign to Pass the 19th Amendment to the United States’ Constitution Born: 11 January 1885, Mount Laurel,…
“Let us put our money together; let us use our money—and reap the benefits ourselves.” 829: Maggie L Walker The First Female Bank President to Charter a United States Bank Born: 15 July 1864, Richmond, Virginia, Confederate States of America (Present-day Richmond, Virginia, United States of America) Died: 15 December 1934, Richmond, Virginia, United States…
“I don’t wear men’s clothes, I wear my own clothes.” 822: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker The Only Woman to Ever Receive the Medal of Honor (United States) Born: 26 November 1832, Oswego, New York, United States of America Died: 21 February 1919, Oswego, New York, United States of America Mary was an abolitionist, women’s rights…
815: Naziq al-Abid Joan of Arc of the Arabs Born: 1898, Damascus, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Damascus, Syria) Died: 1959, Syria Also Spelled: Nazik Full Name: Nazik Khatim al-ʿAbid Bayhum Naziq was a Revolutionary and Suffragette born into a wealthy family. She spoke five languages, started the Syrian Red Crescent and Noor-al-Fayha (Light of Damascus, the…