Suffrage

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Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp (Staff-we have the opportunity to add descriptions for resources here, so if there is one you think definitely needs a description please let me know)

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Ellen Ferguson, 19th century suffragist, polygamist

Ellen B. Ferguson, who made Bloomington-Normal her home in the 1870s, was a remarkable but ulti...

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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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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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Videos

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Artists, Advocates, Acrobats, & More! Women Who Made McLean County History

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