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Alice Paul (1885–1977) – one of the leaders of the 1910s Women's Voting Rights Movement for the 19th Amendment, founder of National Woman's Party, initiator of Silent Sentinels and 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade, author of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment
Linda Malnati (1855–1921) – influential women's rights activist, trade unionist, suffragist, pacifist and writer; Virginia Tango Piatti (1869–1958) – writer and pacifist, WILPF delegate; Graziella Sonnino (born 1884) – feminist and peace activist; Ida Vassalini (1891–1953) – chair of the Milanese WILPF chapter from 1922 to 1927 [13]
Civil rights leaders are influential figures in the promotion and implementation of political freedom and the expansion of personal civil liberties and rights. They work to protect individuals and groups from political repression and discrimination by governments and private organizations, and seek to ensure the ability of all members of ...
Deirdre Macnab (1955–), women's rights and voting rights activist. She is former president of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL). Jane Y. McCallum (1877–1957), women's suffrage and Prohibition activist and longest-serving Secretary of State of Texas. [12]
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, a major milestone in the fight for gender-based equality. Successive movements — like Womanism, which arose to account ...
Abolitionist and women's rights campaigner [39] 1700–1799: Judith Sargent Murray: United States: 1751: 1820: Early American proponent of female equality and author of On the Equality of the Sexes [40] 1700–1799: John Neal: United States: 1793: 1876: Writer, critic, and first American women's rights lecturer [41] [42] 1700–1799: Sarah ...
Women have made great strides – and suffered some setbacks – throughout history, but many of their gains were made during the two eras of activism in favor of women's rights. Some notable events:
It has long been said that women were the backbone of the civil rights movement. That was true even in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the charismatic leader whose name has become synonymous ...