Tag: alexandria celebrates women
The women’s suffrage movement – a template for modern protests
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
The violence directed at some of the recent equal rights marches and protests can be traced to many civil...
Honoring Alexandria’s Kate Waller Barrett
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
Kate Waller Barrett was an Alexandria suffragist who helped the city and nation during the 1918 flu pandemic and...
‘Lifting as We Climb’: A tale of African American women suffragists
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
The two-mile long procession stretched between the U.S. Capitol and Treasury Building. As thousands of participants walked in solidarity...
Celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United...
Budding nonprofit honors Alexandria women
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
This year marks the centennial of women’s right to vote thanks to the ratification of the 19th Constitutional Amendment, and...
