Black Suffragist in the Spotlight

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper wore many hats throughout her illustrious life. She is not well known today, but during the 19th century, she was a household name in the United States. 

Resources

1.  Bell, Janet Dewart. “Blackbirds Singing: inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the twenty-first century.” pp. 25-34.  New York: The New Press, 2024.

     2. Petrino, Elizabeth A.  "We are risin...

Sojourner Truth is one of the most imported social reformers in American history.  Truth is considered the first Black suffragist in the early-day women's movement.

Here we retell only a fraction of this trailblazer's extraordinary life.

Resources

1.  Painter, Nell Irvin. “Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol.” New York, NY W.W. Norton   & Company, 1996. 
2.  Somerville, Laura B. “Gentle Student Bend Thine...

Born into a family of social reformers, the radical activist Mary Ann Shadd Cary almost singlehandedly led the immigration of Black Americans across the United States border.  

Here we retell only a fraction of this extraordinary trailblazer's epic life.

Resources

1. Dennie, Nneka D. (Ed.) “Mary Ann Shadd Cary:  Essential Writings of a Nineteenth-Century Black Radical Feminist.”  New York, NY, Oxford University, 2023.
2. R...

Meet Sarah Parker Remond!  An adventurous spirit, born free into a prominent New England family, she soared to unimaginable heights during the tumultuous 1850s.
 
Here we retell only a fraction of this trailblazer's extraordinary life.
 
Resources: 

1. Baumgartner, Kabria .  “In Pursuit of Knowledge.” New York, New York. New York University Press, 2019. 
2. Jones, Martha S. “The Vanguard.” First edition New York,...