Posts tagged 1895 women's convention
February 13 - Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
February 13 - Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)

Today, we honor Mary McLeod Bethune, who was one of the 20th century’s most powerful and celebrated advocates for civil rights and suffrage.

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February 12 - The First National Conference of the Colored Women of America (1895)
February 12 - The First National Conference of the Colored Women of America (1895)

Today, we honor the First National Conference of the Colored Women of America held in August 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, The Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, boston, 1895 women's conventionComment