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09 Oct Happy Birthday Blog – Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Posted at 11:51h in Historical Content, Women & Gender

We only learned about Mary Ann and her remarkable legacy recently. During our suffrage celebrations, Mary Ann's name was mentioned and we knew we needed to investigate. Born on October 9, 1823, Mary Ann was an American-Canadian abolitionist and suffragist. She was also the first...

24 Sep Happy Birthday Blog – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Posted at 11:15h in Historical Content, Women & Gender

In our back-to-back Black suffragist birthday blogs, today we're celebrating Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Born in Baltimore, MD in 1825, Frances had a long list of descriptors after her name. Not only a suffragist, Harper was a staunch abolitionist, public speaker, poet, and teacher. She's...

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09 Oct Happy Birthday Blog – Mary Ann Shadd Cary

24 Sep Happy Birthday Blog – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

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