Toolkit for Election 2020
Information for Needham Voters
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Author: Karen Price
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was born in Mississippi to a family of Reconstruction activists. She befriended Susan B. Anthony and founded the Alpha Suffrage Club to promote Black woman’s suffrage. Upon visiting Boston, she joined...
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Needham Suffrage. On June 12, 1873, the Needham Woman Suffrage Club was founded. A picnic was held to celebrate the first anniversary at which Lucy Stone spoke. By 1885, it was the second largest suffrage club in Massachusetts....
Read MoreDelta Sigma Theta Sorority
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 at Howard University. They joined the March 3, 1913 parade in Washington. Their 22 members along with other African American groups joined the back of the parade....
Read MoreSusan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) worked together throughout their lives. Anthony was born in Massachusetts (Adams), and as a young couple Stanton and her husband lived in Massachusetts, but she...
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