women's suffrage

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Vanderbilt—railroad magnate, shipowner, practicing spiritualist—took a particular shine to Tennie and bankrolled two of the sisters’ most shocking initiatives: the first woman-owned stock brokerage in America; and a weekly newspaper, Woodhull and Claflin’s Weekly, which supported free love, women’s suffrage and progressive reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s Hogan’s 1986 state wrestling license application, and legislative journals from 1871 showing Anthony spoke to lawmakers about women’s suffrage.

From Seattle Times

Let me read one about women's suffrage.

From Salon

Clinton has joined the team backing “Suffs,” a new musical about the women’s suffrage movement, as has Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

From New York Times

When beauty pageants rose to popularity during the women's suffrage movement, they were hailed as the feminist event of the century.

From Salon