Clarina H. Nichols defended the propriety of her colleagues, Lucy Stone (professional antislavery lecturer), who were forging a place for women in the lecture hall. Nichols asked Stone for help in her campaign for school suffrage. In 1853 Stone gave two lectures at the Baptist Church in Brattleboro, VT. After Nichols successfully refuted one minister in … [Read more...] about On the Road to Suffrage – Make Your Vote Count
Getting it Right on Suffrage
This is an article from the Women's Media Center, on the recent attention and in accuracies by the media on suffrage. With the nomination of Hillary Clinton for the U.S. presidency, commentators have felt compelled to fill in historical background and say something about the fight for political power, especially for women’s right to vote, that … [Read more...] about Getting it Right on Suffrage
