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Yes, a hot air balloon was a ‘suffrage object’ - in which Muriel Matters sailed over London, dropping ‘Votes for Women’ leaflets as she went. For more suffrage objects see my new book, pub 23 July by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social #womenshistory #suffragehistory
July 6, 2026 at 11:14 AM
laurarprieto.bsky.social
Welcome #MaryEliza! Im proud to be part of the MEP team. Follow us for stories of the 56k+ surprisingly diverse, unsung women who registered to vote in Boston in 1920. Maps & data & more as well!

#WomenInHistory #SuffrageHistory and #BostonHistory #PublicHumanities
maryelizaproject.bsky.social Mary Eliza Project @maryelizaproject.bsky.social · Dec 15
The Mary Eliza Project is a collaborative public humanities initiative that uses historic records to illuminate diverse women’s political engagement in Boston. We focus on the historical moment of 1920. 🧵
handwritten register of women voters
December 15, 2024 at 2:08 PM
womenshistnet.bsky.social
Learn about the remarkable life of Constance Chellingworth Radcliffe Cooke, a suffragette and social reformer who defied conventions & made significant contributions to women's rights and social justice. More on the blog: womenshistorynetwork.org/constance-ch... #WomensHistoryMonth #SuffrageHistory
‘She has never let her faculties grow dull’: Constance Chellingworth Radcliffe Cooke – Clare Wichbold
Born in London in 1877, Constance Chellingworth Radcliffe Cooke was the eldest child of Charles and Frances Radcliffe Cooke. The family moved to Herefordshire in 1881 when Charles inherited Hellens…
womenshistorynetwork.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Learn more:
📚 loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-19
📚 nps.gov/articles/black-women-and-the-fight-for-voting-rights.htm

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Today in History - July 19
The Seneca Falls Convention | John Muir
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July 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
scotsuffragette.bsky.social
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September 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
laurajg.bsky.social
By Evelyn Rumsey Cary (1855-1924), Woman’s Suffrage, 1905, oil on canvas, 40-7/8 x 23-5 inches (103.8 x 60 cm), collection of The Wolfsonian–Florida International University. Suffrage: “the right to vote.” #arthistory #womenartists #womanartist #painting #oilpainting #VotingRights #suffragehistory
Description from Swann Galleries, December 16, 2009: “Evoking a passage from Proverbs 31:31, the sinuous Art Nouveau image portrays a woman literally growing forth from her roots in the ground, an organic part of the earth, with leaves and fruit blossoming from her fingertips. It is an elegant and thoughtful visual analogy to both woman as Earth Goddess and producer. This image was so popular it appeared on flyers, pamphlets and other Suffragist collateral material.” The quote beneath the woman is Proverbs 31:31 (KJV): “Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1920, guarantees women the right to vote. However neither men nor women of color had that guarantee until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
July 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Image Credit: Ethel Smyth at a WSPU Meeting in 1912, via LSE Women’s Library Flickr. 

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September 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Good news for ebook readers. If you’re seeking weekend entertainment, I’ve discovered the ebook version of my new book is available instantly from @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/british-w... or Amazon amzn.eu/d/04GTCX30 Print ed to be pub 23 July #votesforwomen #suffragehistory
July 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Smithsonian Mag: buff.ly/2Xd2mjQ
PBS: buff.ly/2Ag4b7c
Ida's Writing; buff.ly/2Uv75vG
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July 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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A courageous and relentless struggle by women to secure the right to vote and to challenge deeply ingrained gender norms and discrimination

The suffragette movement – history, tactics and lasting legacy
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Suffragettes - History Of The Women's Votes Movement
The suffragettes used hunger strikes, arson and chaining themselves to railings to win votes for women. Their tactics, leaders and the legacy they left behind.
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August 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
naomipaxton.bsky.social
Here are 10 strategies of successful suffrage theatre makers - number 10 might surprise you 😄

I research and write about the theatre and entertainment professionals in the Votes for Women movement.

Get in touch for talks, walks, workshops, and more!

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A list entitled Ten strategies of successful suffrage theatre makers. 1. Create new work that is responsive and representative 2. Collaborate with other artists and practitioners 3. Accept and discuss differing views 4. Represent and be the change you want to see 5. Embrace versatility across styles, genres, venues, audiences 6. Network nationally and internationally 7. Dream and plan for future generations 8. Share your work in non-theatre spaces 9. Recognise and use the talent, power, and privilege you have 10. Have fun!
April 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Family Ties, Lasting Legacies
✨ Martha “Matt” Langevin & Elizabeth George Plouffe
✨ The Hill Sisters – Clara, Elsie, and Helena Hill
✨ The Smiths of Glastonbury – Abby, Julia, Laurilla, Cyrinthia, and Hancy.
Learn more at cwhf.org.
#NationalSiblingDay #CWHF #NativeAmericanHeritage #SuffrageHistory
April 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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How life was like when there was no access to contraceptives, or abortion, when women's sexuality was taboo.
My novel is more timely now than I thought possible.
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November 20, 2024 at 3:42 PM
lwvaustin.bsky.social
Before there was social media, there was Gertrude Bustill Mossell, writing truth to power in the Black press. She used her platform to empower women, advocate for equality, and spark civic action.
Today, we carry her legacy forward.
#SuffrageHistory #VotingRights #LWV #BlackHistory #Journalism
July 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
marciefatkins.bsky.social
One of the most interesting parts of researching ONE STEP FORWARD is learning about the people who fought for suffrage. Matilda Young grew up in Washington, DC, and fought for suffrage in DC. #suffragehistory #suffragists www.marcieatkins.com/suffrage-his...
Matilda Nevitt Young, Yearbook Picture in black and white, the description says “Braided is her hair soft her look and modest” If there be any truth in the statement that great things come in small packages, then, verily, doth Matilda prove great. Yea, now also is she likely to be a great deal missed when she leaveth Central, a maid, the tiniest, cutest, most charming of the class. And we know that wheresoever she doth betake herself next year, straightway there shall appear victims of her ready blush and drooping eyes. from the Brecky Yearbook, Central High School, Washington, DC 1916, Yearbooks obtained at the DC Public Library. My commentary: Matilda Young lived in an apartment on 18th Street NW in Washington, DC. She attended Central High School (now Cardozo Education Campus). Her name is published as a 1916 graduate in both the Washington Herald and the Washington Evening Star. A 1914 map of NW Washington DC from the Library of Congress “Washington Standard Guide”. Matilda’s neighborhood on the corner of California and 18th street NW are circled. And Central HS between Clifton and Florida streets are circled. My commentary: As part of my research for One Step Forward, I walked from Matilda’s high school to her neighborhood. One Step Forward by Marcie Flinchum Atkins Versify/HarperCollins March 4, 2025 Available for preorder now: bit.ly/OSFAtkins “Powerful, necessary reading” — Kirkus Starred Review
February 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM