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Although she had little previous connection to the women's movement, she presented a modified version of the New Departure strategy. Instead of asking the courts to declare that women had the right to vote, she asked Congress itself to declare that the Constitution implicitly enfranchised women. The committee rejected her suggestion. [123]
In 1802, she became one of the first women to go on a lecture tour to speak about her wartime experiences. [4] She died in Sharon, Massachusetts , in 1827. [ 4 ] She was proclaimed the Official Heroine of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 23, 1983, and in 1985 the United States Capitol Historical Society posthumously honored "Deborah ...
A National Education Association survey showed that between 1930 and 1931, 63% of cities dismissed female teachers as soon as they became married, and 77% did not hire married women as teachers. [235] Also, a survey of 1,500 cities from 1930 to 1931 found that three-quarters of those cities did not employ married women for any jobs. [236]
Hooker saw the need for a focus on passing a national amendment, so she did all she could to get the amendment approved. [374] Henrietta ("Etta") Haynie Maddox was the first woman to graduate from Baltimore Law School in 1901, and later to be admitted to the Maryland bar. [375] However, initially she was not permitted to take the exam. [376]
She organized Republican meetings and parties on her estate, leading her to eventually found the National Women’s Republican Club in 1921. [13] She was the first woman to serve on the National Republican Committee. [14] She continued work in politics, eventually campaigning for Herbert Hoover in the 1928 election. [13]
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum noted their endeavor has already identified more than 500 women in science who worked within the Smithsonian itself and whose contributions to ...
"I think it's sad to see what's going on, if you really look deeply into it," said Trump. "I think a lot of people are struggling and suffering. And what is going on around the world, as well.
Women residing in the US automatically retained their American citizenship if they did not explicitly renounce; women residing abroad had the option to retain American citizenship by registration with a US consul. [55] The aim of these provisions was to prevent cases of multiple nationalities among women. [56] 1908. Muller v.