Through courageous advocacy, intellectualism, cultural leadership, and resilient community-building, these women ...

This commitment to abolitionism would shape Henrietta ... defiance against a deeply unjust system. In a time when women, ...

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Agnes Kemp, who fought for equality, left marks on Harrisburg that are still visible today.

These remarkable Black women of Boston have earned their place through dedication, leadership, and advocacy. The more we say ...

Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.

the country's first biracial organization of women's abolitionists, which drew all of its black members from the city's elite. Margaretta was one of 14 women who drafted the Society's constitution ...

Not all abolitionists supported women’s rights ... Not until 1890 would the divisions created by the battle over black men’s enfranchisement heal, allowing suffragists and former abolitionist ...

At a time in which elected officials have tried to lessen or erase certain undesirable periods from America’s history, the ...

Garrison was a famous white abolitionist; Stewart was a 28-year ... she recounted her upbringing and described the conditions for Black women in an oppressive America. She also argued for equal ...

Although women didn’t have a voice in society at the time, behind the scenes they played a significant role in the abolitionist campaign, organising petitions and boycotting sugar produced by ...