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Worcester County Wonders: Shining a light on 175 years of women's history in Worcester
From 1850 to 2025, some of the same topics will be at the forefront from reproductive rights to women's fashion.
Although not widely known in American history, she left an indelible mark on the nation’s capital as a savvy lobbyist and human rights activist. During the 1960s, she worked at the grassroots level to ...
The first National Women's Rights Convention immediately made an impression when it was held in 1850 in Worcester almost ...
A quintet of upstate New York members of Congress, including U.S. Rep. John Katko, have introduced a bill that would reauthorize the National Women's Rights History Project Act and expand a registry ...
Discover the legacy of Mary Church Terrell, cofounder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, educator, and women’s rights advocate. Photograph of Mary Church Terrell by Addison N.
In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact sent lawmakers into a scramble to shut them out.
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