Citizen Woman

Do you know who I am?

Rose Schneiderman (1882–1972) was a labor leader, socialist, and women’s suffrage activist who immigrated with her family from Poland to New York’s Lower East Side in 1890. After her father died, she went to work at the age of thirteen, first in a department store and then in a cap factory as a lining stitcher. Schneiderman later helped organize the factory into a branch of the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers’ Union. In 1906, she was elected vice president of the New York Women’s Trade Union League (NYWTUL), and in 1926, she became the president of the national organization. She spoke out in the wake of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 and became known for her power as an orator. “The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too, Schneiderman said.

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August 26, 2020: Women's Vote 100.

Senator Kamala Harris is the first vice presidential nominee of a major party to be a woman of color, as well as the daughter of immigrants. At her first campaign event with Biden, Harris acknowledged “all the heroic and ambitious women before me whose sacrifice, determination and resilience makes my presence here today even possible."

"August 26th marks 100 years since Congress ratified the 19th amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing women’s right to vote. The amendment states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

Kamala Harris Stands on the Shoulders of Great Women By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Senator Kamala Harris’s selection as Joe Biden’s running mate, is a consequence, however late, of early, intersectional struggles for freedom and equality.

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"This month marks the centenary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.

The amendment was passed by congress on 4th June 1919, ratified on August 18th 1920, and certified eight days later on August 26th.

100 years ago, American women fought for and won an equal voice at the ballot box thanks to their unrelenting activism, alongside women across the world, who stood up and demanded women's suffrage. A new first-of-its-kind book, Citizen Woman: An Illustrated History of the Women’s Movement by Jane Gerhard and Dan Tucker, celebrates those remarkable women, and takes an illustrative deep-dive into the history of women's rights through to modern day."

These incredible photos take us on a journey through the history of women's rights – and every feminist needs to see them An illustrative journey into women's rights.

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And that's a mural of Shirley Chisholm, an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she represented New York's 12th congressional district for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.

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Born to a Quaker family in New Jersey, ALICE PAUL (1885-1977) found her way into the circle of Emmeline Pankhurst and the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) after moving to England in 1907. Like Lucy Burns, she learned the tactics of civil disobedience from Pankhurst, and experienced her first force-feeding while in an English jail. Paul returned to the United States in 1910 and brought Pankhurst’s tactics with her. Burns joined her two years later. Here, Paul toasts the suffrage flag after ratification—she had sewn a star on it each time another state voted for suffrage. After the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, Paul drafted the EqualRights Amendment and dedicated the rest of her life to its passage.

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Born to parents who had risen from slavery to middle-class life in Memphis, Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954),
was already active in the woman suffrage movement when the 1892 lynching of her friend Thomas Moss, a black business owner who dared to compete with white businessmen, increased the urgency of her activism and focused it on the needs of black women. An active member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) since her years as a student at Oberlin College in the early 1880s, Terrell became a co-founder and first president of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in 1896. Her co-founders included Harriet Tubman, Frances E.W. Harper, and Ida B. Wells- Barnett. Terrell focused the organization’s agenda on job training, wage equity, and childcare. Her autobiography, A Colored Woman in a White World, was published in 1940.

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We salute the latest Citizen Woman in a distinguished line. AOC stands up for women. Learn about those whose shoulders she stands on

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Louise Crawford Linda Quigley

AOC responds to GOP congressman in fiery speech Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to the House floor Thursday and delivered a passionate speech aimed at the Republican member of Congress who accosted her ...

History show us: never underestimate a mom.

In the spirit of CITIZEN WOMAN, a Wall of Moms’ faced off with federal officers during protests in Portland, Oregon. Formed less than a week ago, this collective has organized in many US cities "in anticipation of the deployment of federal law enforcement personnel to Democratic-led cities, a plan announced by President Trump announced he was putting into action earlier this week."

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Linda Quigley Louise Crawford

‘What choice do we have?’: Portland’s ‘Wall of Moms’ faces off with federal officers at tense protests The fledgling collective, formed less than a week ago, has dubbed itself The Wall of Moms — and new chapters have already formed in cities around the country from St. Louis to New York, Chicago to Philadelphia and even in the nation’s capital.

Be an informed feminist. Learn about the struggle for women's right to vote around the world. August 26, 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave US women the right to vote. How will you celebrate? Learn the history. Share with your friends.

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