Democratic-Exclusion

Susan B. Anthony Arrested for Voting in Presidential Election Tests 14th Amendment

1872-11-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted in the presidential election between Ulysses S. Grant and his opponent in Rochester, New York, along with 14 other women, in a deliberate act of civil disobedience designed to test whether the 14th Amendment granted women voting rights as citizens. Four …

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Sojourner Truth Speech at Akron Women's Rights Convention Exposes Intersection of Racism and Sexism

1851-05-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered a landmark speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, becoming the only woman who spoke at the convention who had ever been held in slavery. Born into slavery in Ulster County, New York around 1797, Truth had experienced a religious …

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