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The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
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'We need to do more to remember the women who made Belfast a better place'
Looking at women here throughout history ... She was born in the in the 18th century, was active in the 19th century, and she ...
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The 19th Amendment was a key step for women's rights in the U.S.
Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed ...
The Times Herald28d
Women’s History Month: Mary Ann Shadd and Black Education in 19th Century Norristown
Shadd’s own class sizes likely fell somewhere in between ... Thus, in the context of 19th-century Norristown, Shadd stands out as a groundbreaking Black educator and very likely the first ...