Difference between revisions of "LGBTQ Activists in Suffragette Organizations"
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| + | The lesbian presence in the suffrage movement is quite remarkable. Both Finland's [[Selma Lagerlof]] and American [[Jane Adams]] were recipients of the Nobel Prize. Individuals such as Ireland's [[Frances Power Cobbe]], Britain's [[Emeline Pankhurst]], and Americans [[Dr. S. Josephine Baker]], [[Susanne Brownell Anthony]] and [[Sophonisba Breckinridge]], among others, are icons in the history of the movement. | ||
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* [[Dr. S. Josephine Baker]] | * [[Dr. S. Josephine Baker]] | ||
* [[Sophonisba Breckinridge]] | * [[Sophonisba Breckinridge]] | ||
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* [[Nina Otero-Warren]] | * [[Nina Otero-Warren]] | ||
* [[Anna Howard Shaw]] | * [[Anna Howard Shaw]] | ||
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==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| + | * https://theconversation.com/when-lesbians-led-the-womens-suffrage-movement-129867# | ||
| + | * https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/queer-lesbian-women-suffrage.html | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, 18 October 2021
The suffragette movement was
The lesbian presence in the suffrage movement is quite remarkable. Both Finland's Selma Lagerlof and American Jane Adams were recipients of the Nobel Prize. Individuals such as Ireland's Frances Power Cobbe, Britain's Emeline Pankhurst, and Americans Dr. S. Josephine Baker, Susanne Brownell Anthony and Sophonisba Breckinridge, among others, are icons in the history of the movement.
Many of these individuals are notable for achieving firsts for women.
Great Britain
Finland
Ireland
- Louie Bennett
- Helen Chenevix
- Frances Power Cobbe
- Madeleine ffrench-Mullen
- Kathleen Lynn
- Violet Martin
- Helena Molony
- Edith Anna Somerville
United States
- Jane Adams
- Susan Brownell Anthony
- Dr. S. Josephine Baker
- Sophonisba Breckinridge
- Molly Dewson
- Nina Otero-Warren
- Anna Howard Shaw
