Voting Rights

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Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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Bloomington resident Florence Fifer Bohrer (1877-1960) was the first woman to serve in the Illinois State Senate. She was first elected in 1924, four years after passage of the 19th Amendment

Passage of 1920 suffrage amendment end of long struggle

On August 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed into law the 19th Amendment...

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One of June Rose Colby’s most beloved possessions was a rose jar or vase (to the left of the framed photo on the table). It was her longstanding custom to place a petal in it after some wonderful experience or happy occasion.

Prof. June Rose Colby lived ‘life of the mind’

“Miss Colby was a most unusual person,” noted Helen Marshall in her centennial history of Illin...

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This carte de visite portrait dates to 1864.

Sojourner Truth spoke in Bloomington

One hundred and forty years ago this week, on Sept. 18, 1879, the incomparable Sojourner Truth ...

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This Susan B. Anthony portrait dates to 1870, the same year she participated in the women's suffrage debate in downtown Bloomington.

Women’s suffrage debate captivates Twin Cities in 1870

On August 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed into law the 19th Amendment...

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Biographies

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Anthony, Susan B.

Please note: Susan B. Anthony did not live in, was not born in, and is not buried in McLean Cou...

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Brown, Henry L.

Henry Brown was never afraid to learn new skills to overcome the challenges life threw at him. ...

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Kennedy, Merlin Robert

The local story of the American Civil Rights Movement, especially in McLean County, cannot be t...

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Research

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Post Amerikan

Held by the MCMH and digitized by Eastern Illinois University. The Post Amerikan began publicat...

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