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Historical Essay

Brown, Olympia 1835-1926

Suffragist and Minister
Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America.
Historical Essay

The Woman's Suffrage Movement

How Years of Failure led to Success
Discover the history of suffrage in Wisconsin, and how the state became the first to ratify the 19th amendment after many difficulties.
Document

1849 Assembly Bill 122

Date: 03 1849
Description: Section 1 of Assembly Bill 122 for the year 1849 which established equal suffrage for African-American men pending passage of a state-wide referendum vote....
Document

1849 Assembly Bill 122

Date: 03 1849
Description: Section 2 of Assembly Bill 122 for the year 1849 which established equal suffrage for African-American men pending passage of a state-wide referendum vote....
Manuscript

1849 Assembly Bill 122

Date: 03 1849
Description: Exterior of Wisconsin Assembly Bill 122 of 1849 which established equal suffrage for African-American men pending passage of a state-wide referendum vote. ...

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