Discover the women who played a vital role in the suffrage movement in this riveting
historical presentation by Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Jeanne Schultz Angel. From
attorney Ellen Martin, the first woman to vote in Illinois, to Ida B. Wells, a woman who
did not let racism silence her voice, women’s suffrage has been a battle hard fought by a
diverse group of activists in Illinois. Illinois Humanities is supported in part by
the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom
and the Illinois General Assembly (through the Illinois Arts Council Agency) as well as by
contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations.
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