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Abby Kelley Foster
Abby Kelley Foster followed a motto throughout her lifetime, "Go where least wanted, for there you are most needed." Along with many other figures, she also advocated for Anti-Slavery movements, as both the Women's Suffrage Movement and the Anti-Slavery Movement were occurring relatively at the same time. One of her most well-known speeches was delivered in 1850 a the National Women's Rights Convention. -
Sojourner Truth
Although Sojourner Truth isn't necessarily a symbol for Women's Rights, she does bring in the question that ALL women, regardless of their race or ethnicity, should be treated the same. She vocalizes this in her speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" where she criticizes the fact that although she is a woman, nobody treats her the same "delicate" way someone would treat a white woman. -
Lucy Stone
Not only is Lucy Stone an early advocate for women's rights, but she also advocated for anti-slavery. It is said that her speech at the National Women's Rights Convention in Syracuse is credited for giving Susan B. Anthony a chance to convert to the cause for women's rights. Not only this, but Lucy Stone also joined Frederick Douglass in the fight for the 15th Amendment after the Civil War. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony is very widely known as the face of the Women's Suffrage Movement. One of the most widely known reasons for her interest in the Women's Suffrage movement was Lucy Stone's speech in 1852, which convinced her to join them completely. Her name is widely recognized, as the 19th Amendment is called the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. -
Women's Suffrage March
In 1913, thousands of women marched along Pennsylvania Avenue, the woman leading the group, was Inez Milholland, who rode a white horse, wore a white dress, a cape, and a crown with a star (a symbol of hope.) Behind her were thousands of women, holding up signs to achieve the right to vote, and did so by invoking provocative language, instead of a gracious manner. Women didn't want to not be taken seriously, so they had to take manners into their own hands. -
The Adoption of the 19th Amendment
After long and lengthy years, Congress finally passed the 19th Amendment which was later ratified, granting women the right to vote. This huge milestone allowed women to be able to achieve greater things and ask for more rights that came along with this, as in the later years, women wanted equal pay. -
Radium Girls
Thousands of women were tasked to paint watch faces with radium, yet despite knowing the effects that radium has, the employers kept this fact hidden from the women who worked. Not only this, but women were paid a penny and a half, just for painting 250 dials per day. Many women died, and suffered the repercussions from the exposure of radium. This event started the idea of implementing set rules for employers, so that they don't mistreat their workers. -
Human Computers
In the late 1900s, computers weren't as commonly used as today, and STEM fields hired women as "human computers" to compute math problems that were seen as light work. However, women were respected as real engineers amongst the men, but weren't able to climb to a higher position. -
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem is many things, she is a political activist, feminist, journalist, and author. In her testimony before the Senate hearings, she advocates for the Equal Rights Amendment, hoping to achieve rights for herself, and for her fellow sisters. She does so by disproving "sex-based myths" in her testimony. -
Covering the History of the Pro and Anti ERA Debate within women.
The drama Miniseries "Mrs. America" covers the women active during the Pro/Anti-ERA era. This show, made in 2020, hopes to display the different, and real, women who contributed to Women's Rights. It does so by adding real arguments and debates that have happened, such as the most prominent debate, the Pro and Anti-ERA debate. Not only this, it also includes smaller, but still important events, such as Schlafy's attempt to "fit in" with a discussion with men, but only to be asked to take notes.