Notable+Women

back Alice Paul - one of the chief writers of the 19th Ammendment (women's suffrage).

Alice Paul 1885-1977 Activist Alice was responsible for the passage of the 19th Ammendment. She was a chair of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). She left the NAWSA after a year to form the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. She participated in riots, hunger strikes, and she was even thrown in jail three times.

Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson 1875-1935 Author, Activist, Educator Alice lived in Louisiana. She was an author that wrote poetry, fiction, newspaper articles for the Pittsburgh Courier and the Washington Eagle, and gave speeches on race issues. She kept a diary during the 20's and 30's that contributed to black women literature. Her diary contained enties concerning sexuality, family, health, work, and writing. She spoke a lot about race issues and women's suffrage. She worked on the Delaware state republican committee, Delaware Crusaders for the Dyer Anti- Lynching Bill, and the American Inter-Racial Peace Committee. She also help found the Industrial School for Colored Girls, in Marshallton. She was a great role model and leader for women.

Bessie Smith 1894-1937 Known as the Empress of the Blues, Smith wrote many songs about the joy and suffering of African Americans. She released her first record in 1923 and was one of the highest paid blues artists in the country.

Some important women in the Women's Suffrage Act were:

Lucy Burns - Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Carrie Chapman Catt - president of the International Woman Suffrage Association

Jeannette Rankin - first woman to speak before the Montana legislature, organized and spoke for the Equal Franchise Society.

Maud Younger - Women's Trade Union League, the Women's Bureau and the National Consumers' League