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Rankin, Jeannette

(Encyclopedia) Rankin, Jeannette, 1880–1973, American pacifist, b. Missoula, Mont. She was active in social work and campaigned for woman suffrage. A Republican, she was the first woman in the United…

Spencer, Anna Garlin

(Encyclopedia) Spencer, Anna Garlin, 1851–1931, American educator, feminist, and Unitarian minister, b. Attleboro, Mass. She married the Rev. William H. Spencer in 1878. She was a leader in the woman…

Speaks Out on Child Labor and Woman Suffrage

by FlorenceKelley We have, in this country, two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread. They vary in age from six and seven years (in the cotton…

The Congress of Women: The Woman Who Has Come

by Mrs. Charlotte C. Holt The Women Writers of CaliforniaGöethe and SchillerThe Woman Who Has Come Mrs. Charlotte C. Holt was born at New Orleans, La. Her parents were John C. Cushing and…