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Mrs. M. E. C. Smith [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. M. E. C. Smith [recto], 1902. Mary E. C. Smith, African-American Sunday-school teacher, principal of the Normal Department of the Edward Waters College

T. Thomas Fortune [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
T. Thomas Fortune [recto], 1902. Timothy Thomas Fortune, African-American journalist, writer, civil rights leader; editor of the leading black newspaper The New York Age, adviser to Booker T

Hon. George H. White [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Hon. George H. White [recto], 1902. George Henry White, African-American attorney, banker and politician. From a cyclopedia of thought on the vital topics relating to black Americans

H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Henry R. Butler, African-American doctor who was awarded a gold medal for proficiency in operative surgery and dissecting'

Bishop L. H. Holsey [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Bishop L. H. Holsey [recto], 1902. African-American bishop and educational fundraiser. His mother was enslaved, his father owned the plantation where Holsey was born

Dr. John R. Francis [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Dr. John R. Francis [recto], 1902. African-American medical practitioner, developed a private sanitarium to care for black people who lacked proper health care and sanitation in their homes

The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870. Creator: James Carter Beard
The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870

Prof. R.T. Greener, Consul to Vladistock, Russia, (1899?). Creator: Unknown
Prof. R.T. Greener, Consul to Vladistock, Russia, (1899?)

Hon. B. W. Arnett, 1886. Creator: Folger
Hon. B. W. Arnett, 1886. African-American civil rights activist, politician, educator, minister, bishop and author Benjamin William Arnett

Rublee, Mrs. Juliet, Woman Suffrage, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rublee, Mrs. Juliet, Woman Suffrage, 1914
Rublee, Mrs. Juliet, Woman Suffrage, 1914

Jeannette Rankin, (right), 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Jeannette Rankin, (right), 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Jeannette Rankin, (right), 1917. Rep. from Montana 1917-1919. Politician, US Representative, and women's rights advocate. First woman to hold federal office in the United States

R. L. Perry, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. L. Perry, 1887. African-American classical scholar, educator, journalist, newspaper editor and Baptist minister Rufus L

W. H. Steward, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. H. Steward, 1887. African-American educator, journalist, civil rights activist William Henry Steward was president of the Afro-American Press Association

Hon. H. P. Cheatham [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Hon. H. P. Cheatham [recto], 1902. African-American businessman, inventor, educator, farmer and politician. One of only five black Americans elected to Congress from the South in the Jim Crow era of

Woman Suffrage - Pickets, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman Suffrage - Pickets, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woman Suffrage - Pickets, 1917

Woman Suffrage - Pickets, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman Suffrage - Pickets, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woman Suffrage - Pickets, 1917

Hitchcock, Helen, Woman Suffragette, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Hitchcock, Helen, Woman Suffragette, 1914
Hitchcock, Helen, Woman Suffragette, 1914

Hawn, Miss Phoebe - Suffragette Hiker, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Hawn, Miss Phoebe - Suffragette Hiker, 1913
Hawn, Miss Phoebe - Suffragette Hiker, 1913

Frank P. Walsh, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frank P. Walsh, between 1911 and 1920
Frank P. Walsh, between 1911 and 1920. American lawyer Francis Patrick Walsh was an advocate of progressive causes, and championed improved working conditions, better pay for workers

Women's suffrage, Cameron House, Headquarters, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Women's suffrage, Cameron House, Headquarters, between 1910 and 1920. Cameron House in Washington, DC, the offices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Portrait of Josh White and Mary Lou Williams, WMCA, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Josh White and Mary Lou Williams, WMCA, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

The Crusader; Onward for Democracy; Upward with Race; Mrs. James Conick, Jr. New York... 1918-1922 Creator: Unknown
The Crusader; Onward for Democracy; Upward with Race; Mrs. James Conick, Jr. New York State tennis champion, 1918-1922

Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

E. M. Brawley, D. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
E. M. Brawley, D. D. [recto], 1902. Educator and minister Rev. Edward Macknight Brawley, the first African American to attend Bucknell University. Served as president at Selma University

Bishop B. W. Arnett, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Bishop B. W. Arnett, 1897

Hon. Jere A. Brown, Cleveland, Ohio, 1888. Creator: Vogt Bros
Hon. Jere A. Brown, Cleveland, Ohio, 1888. African-American politician and civil rights activist Jeremiah A. Brown. When young, he worked on steamboats with Mark Twain

Frances J. Grimké, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Frances J. Grimke, 1921

Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. African-American Baptist minister, clergyman, preacher and orator James B. Fields. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

W. Q. Atwood, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. Q. Atwood, 1887. William Q. Atwood, African-American businessman and lumber baron; active in the Underground Railroad. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

David Abner, Jr. 1887. Creator: Unknown
David Abner, Jr. 1887. Educator and journalist; first African American to graduate from a Texas school of higher education, professor of Bishop College in Texas

Charles L. Reason, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Charles L. Reason, 1887. African-American mathematician, linguist, and educator; the first black college professor in the United States

Alexander Clark, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Clark, 1887. African-American diplomat, businessman and activist; United States Ambassador to Liberia, co-owner and editor of The Conservator newspaper

I. M. Burgan, 1887. Creator: Unknown
I. M. Burgan, 1887. African-American minister and educator Isaac M. Burgan, principal of Paul Quinn College in Texas. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

D. A. Payne, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Payne, 1887. Reverend Daniel Alexander Payne, educator, clergyman and author; bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the founders of Wilberforce University in Ohio

John Jasper, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John Jasper, 1887. African-American minister, activist and public speaker. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Settler, attorney and land agent Edward P. McCabe

P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. Creator: Unknown
P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. African-American preacher and politician Patrick Henry Alexander Braxton was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Baltimore

J. P. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. P. Campbell, 1887. Jabez Pitt Campbell, African-American minister, activist, philanthropist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

B. T. Washington, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Washington, 1887. African-American man, probably not Booker T. Washington. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

J. J. Irvine, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Irvine, 1887. Engineer, farmer and politician John J. Irvine was a noted leader of a movement to establish an African-American colony in the Western United States

B. T. Tanner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Tanner, 1887. African-American clergyman and editor Benjamin Tucker Tanner founded The Christian Recorder newsaper, and was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church

J. C. Mathews, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. C. Mathews, 1887. African-American attorney and judge James Campbell Matthews was the first black law school graduate in New York

James Lewis, 1887. Creator: Unknown
James Lewis, 1887. African-American soldier and politician, born enslaved. His father was a white planter. Lewis worked on steamboats on the Mississippi

N. H. Bouey, 1887. Creator: Unknown
N. H. Bouey, 1887. Harrison N. Bouey, African-American minister, teacher, journalist and missionary. Bouey was involved in efforts to help black Americans emigrate to Africa

J. J. Spelman, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Spelman, 1887. African-American journalist, politician, stage performer and manager James J. Spelman. During the American Civil War

E. W. Blyden, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. W. Blyden, 1887. Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician Edward Wilmot Blyden was born in the Danish West Indies to free black parents who claimed descent from the Igbo people of

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"Empowering Felines: The Fight for Rights Unleashed. " Suffragette Cat Scratch and Fight Police: Paws raised, these fearless feline activists scratch at the barriers of inequality, challenging authority with their claws. Suffragette Cat In Hat and Flag: Donning a hat of liberation and waving the flag of equality, this determined cat symbolizes the spirit of suffrage that knows no bounds. Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout: Breaking free from societal constraints, courageous individuals unite in a mass trespass to claim their right to roam freely on nature's playground. Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH: Roll the dice and navigate through obstacles as you join forces with suffragettes in this thrilling board game that challenges gender norms. First women barristers, 1921: Shattering glass ceilings within the legal realm, these pioneering women prove that justice knows no gender boundaries. Suffragette Rally Women's Sunday Programme 1908: A glimpse into history reveals an empowering rally where women gather to demand equal rights – a pivotal moment in the fight for freedom. Suffragette Suffragists on the WarPath: With banners held high and determination burning bright, suffrage warriors march forward fearlessly towards victory over oppression. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: A trailblazing force in medicine, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson defied societal expectations by becoming England's first female doctor – a true champion for women's rights. Suffragette Pankhurst Manchester Docks: Amidst industrial landscapes stands Emmeline Pankhurst rallying supporters at Manchester docks – her powerful voice echoing across generations demanding change. Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge Sylvia Pankhurst & Ribbon: Adorned with prideful badges and ribbons bearing symbols of unity, suffragettes stand united under Sylvia Pankhurst's leadership against injustice. Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge and Ribbon.