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Susan B. Anthony
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Frances Willard
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Frances graduated from Evanston College for Ladies
began a teaching career in more prestigious positions in secondary schools in Pennsylvania and New York -
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Jane Addams
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association
created and produced The Revolution, a weekly publication that lobbied for women’s rights -
Frances Willard was appointed Dean of Women
became president of the newly formed Evanston College for Ladies when this college merged with Northwestern University -
Susan B.voted in the presidential election illegally
Anthony was arrested and tried unsuccessfully to fight the charges. She ended up being fined $100 – a fine she never paid -
Willard became president of the national WCTU
she was given the task of corresponding with and traveling to many of the small towns and cities in the United States -
Frances Willard participated in the founding of the National Council of Women
served one year as its first president -
Jane Addams purchased a rundown mansion in Chicago surrounded by tenements
to institute and maintain educational and philanthropic enterprises and to investigate and improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago -
Du Bois Graduates with Phd from Harvard
went on to enroll as a doctoral student at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität (now Humboldt-Universität) -
Du Bois NAACP
he co-founded the national association for the advancement of colored people -
DuBois helped organize a Pan-African Conference
to free African colonies from European powers -
Jane Addams became president of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
She backed various social reforms and also became a powerful supporter of women’s suffrage -
Addams was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union
she embraced the cause of peace -
Jane Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize
As part of her commitment to finding an end to war, Addams served as president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom from 1919 to 1929 -
DuBois joined the U.S. Communist Party and left the United States to live in Ghana, Africa
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the U.S. Treasury Department put Anthony’s portrait on one dollar coins
In recognition of her dedication and hard work
