Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815 -1902 Founding member of

Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815 -1902 Founding member of women’s suffrage movement Wrote and presented “Declaration of rights and Sentiments” to first suffrage meeting 1848 stunning the crowd Writer, lecturer, activist, abolitionist Visionary, cutting edge ideas Helped pass legislation critical to improving women’s lives

Susan B. Anthony 1820 -1906 Activist, abolitionist educator, lecturer Founding member women suffrage movement Travelled to lectures, rallies all across the country for the cause Looked dour, mean, was not. Was good company, caring, good speaker. Close friend of Cady-Stanton. The two become back bone of the movement.

Lucy Stone 1818 -1893 First woman to keep her name after marriage. Followers were called “Lucy Stoners”. One of the first women to earn college degree, Speaker, abolitionist, suffragette.

Victoria Woodhull 1838 -1927 Ran for President in 1872 Fredrick Douglas was running mate First Woman to Speak Before Congress Activist, abolitionist, educator “I can’t vote, but nothing says you can’t Vote for me. ”

Carrie Chapman Catt 1859 -1947 Early leader of Women’s movement, took over organization after Anthony. Good organizer, pushed for state by state passage of voting legislation, Crucial to Passage of 19 th Amendment Started League of Women Voters in 1921 immediately after passage of voting rights

Belva Ann Lockwood 1830 -1917 First Woman attorney in US First woman to speak on case at the Supreme Court in 1879 Ran for President in 1884 and 1888 Won equal property rights for women in DC Helped pass other crucial legislation

Alice Paul 1885 -1977 Major leader in suffrage movement. Jailed many times, was beaten, force fed, harassed, denounced “polite society” Was crucial to passage of 19 th Amendment Activist for ERA in old age

Suffragette March

Suffragette Rally

Suffragettes At White House

African-American Suffragette Black women were very active in the suffrage movement Formed very strong political organizations

Lucy Burns 1879 -1966 Arrested with Alice Paul in 1917 She was force fed and hung up by her wrists for hours in her cell Burns spent more time in jail than any other suffragette

Dora Lewis 1892 -1977 Arrested with Burns and Paul in 1917, was beaten senseless by guards and left in cell She served as an organizer and member of the Executive Committee for the National Women’s Party

Mary Church Terrell 1863 -1954 Formed National Federation of Colored Women Leader in the Suffrage movement Charter member NAACP First Black Women on DC Board of Education Writer, lecturer, educator

Still a Reminder for Women Today

Elizabeth Blackwell 1821 -1910 First woman Doctor in US 1849 Had trouble being hired at hospitals Opened own medical college and hospital for women It had higher standards for care, tougher classes, better understanding of illness than traditional all male schools

Harriet Tubman 1821 -1913 Former Slave Conductor on the Underground Railroad Worked for Union Army as scout, led armed assault in war Active abolitionist and suffragist

Nellie Bly 1864 -1922 Pioneering journalist Traveled around the world in 72 days Faked mental illness to investigate conditions in a mental hospital Invented steel barrel that is proto type for oil drum today

Clara Barton 1821 -1912 Founded free schools for poor Founded Federal Bureau of Records to locate missing soldiers during civil war Founded American Red Cross

Sojourner Truth 1797 -1883 Former Slave First black woman to go to court against a white man and win— gaining custody back of her son Abolitionist, suffragist, lecturer “Ain’t I a woman too? ”

Mary Edwards Walker 1832 -1919 Received MD in 1855, married fellow student Nurse in Civil war, but finally became Army’s first female surgeon Only woman to win the Congressional Medal of Honor Active suffragist; always wore pants— had first wedding “pants suit” designed

Kate Mullany 1845 -1906 Early Labor Leader Started Collar Laundry Union in 1864 Led a successful 6 day strike to improve working conditions and wages at age nineteen First woman National Labor Officer as union joined with others to form the National Labor Congress in 1868

Mother Jones 1837 -1930 Labor activist and organizer for mine workers Progressive, involving blacks and women in strikes, organizing Carried on after losing husband all four children in fever epidemic “Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the Living”

Juliette Gordon Low 1860 -1927 Founder of the Girl Scouts Philanthropist, educator

Margaret Sanger 1879 -1966 Founder of the American Birth Control league Promoted women’s health issues Worked to establish sex education in schools

Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 -1962 Activist, writer, lecturer First Lady 1933 -1945

Frances Perkins 1880 -1965 First woman Cabinet member Secretary of Labor 1933 -1945 Helped create pro-labor/pro-worker legislation Largely responsible for adoption of social security, unemployment insurance child labor laws and federal minimum wage

Louise Arner Boyd 1887 -1972 Arctic explorer First woman to fly over North Pole Funded and ran mission to rescue Norwegian explorers Scientist Military advisor in WWII

Margaret Chase Smith 1897 -1995 First woman elected to both US House and Senate; House 1940; Senate 1948 until 1972 Delivered “Declaration of Conscience” Speech” against Senator Mc. Carthy in 1950

Rachel Carson 1907 -1964 Biologist, writer, Ecologist Wrote “Silent Spring” warning of use of pesticides to the environment Called the “Mother of the Modern Environmental movement” Fought hard for the issue, leading to a ban on DDT and other pesticides

Rosa Parks 1913 -2005 Civil Rights Activist Sparked the Montgomery AL bus boycott after she was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man

Betty Friedan 1921 -2006 Women’s Rights Activist, author Author of “The Feminine Mystique” a groundbreaking book on the roles of women in society Co-founder of the National Organization for Women in 1966

Shirley Chisholm 1924 -2005 Politician, author, educator Seven term Congresswoman from New York First black woman elected to Congress Chisholm became the first major party candidate (Democratic) for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination

Shirley Temple Black b: 1928 Popular child movie star in the 1930 s First prominent woman to speak openly about her breast cancer 1973. Ambassador to the U. N. 1969 Ambassador to Ghana 1974 -76 First Female Chief of Protocol for United States 1976 -78 Ambassador to Czechoslovakia 1989 -1992

Jo Hoffa 1918 -1980 Wife of Teamsters President James R. Hoffa Instrumental in the development of D. R. I. V. E Organized D. R. IV. E Women’s Auxiliary trained and brought more than 15, 000 women to Washington DC over the years to lobby on labor issues

Clara Day b. 1924 Teamster organizer, Business agent, executive board member and Community Service Director, Local 743 Appointment to City Wide Human Rights Committee in Chicago 1964 Co-founder Coalition of Labor Union Women Civil Rights Activist, Women’s Rights Activist, ERA movement Gloria Steinem named her “The person to call if you want to get involved”

Gloria Steinem b. 1934 Author, women’s rights Activist Co-founder New York Magazine Undercover investigative report on treatment of Playboy Bunnies Leader in push for Equal Rights Amendment Social justice activist Helped found the Coalition of Labor Union Women

Delores Huerta b. 1930 Cofounder and First Vice President Emeritus United Farm Workers Union Severely beaten at peaceful protest in 1988 in San Francisco, her case bought changes to police tactics Social justice activist

Erma Bombeck 1927 -1996 Humorist, author, newspaper columnist Women’s Rights Activist

Muriel Siebert b. 1932 “First Woman of Finance” First Woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange First Woman to head one of its member firms Promotes idea of Women in Finance and Industry Designed program “Financial Literacy for Women” Member National Women’s Hall of Fame

And all those Teamster women

On the job

Over all the years

And creating opportunities for the future

Bringing change

Speaking out

Making A Difference