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On June 30, W. J. Bush introduced a women's suffrage bill to the Georgia Senate. [48] The first women's suffrage speech given in the House happened on July 6 when Whiteside spoke in front of the assembly. [47] On July 7, 1914 more women testified about women's suffrage in front of the Georgia House Constitutional Amendment Committee. [49]
The Georgia Woman Equal Suffrage League is created. [3] The Georgia Young People's Suffrage Association (GYPSA) is formed. [15] The Georgia Men's League for Woman Suffrage is created. [16] March 3: Members of GYPSA march in the Woman Suffrage Parade. [17] July: The Atlanta Constitution creates a woman suffrage department. [3] [18]
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Rebecca Ann Felton (née Latimer; June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, politician, and slave owner who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, serving for only one day. [2] [3] She was a prominent member of the Georgia upper class who advocated for prison reform, women's suffrage and education reform.
Fulton Equal Suffrage Party. [3] Georgia Men's League for Woman Suffrage. [5] Georgia Woman Equal Suffrage League, formed in 1913. [5] [4] Georgia Woman Suffrage Association (GWSA). [5] Georgia Young People's Suffrage Association, created in 1913. [4] [6] Muscogee Equal Franchise League, formed in 1913. [7] [4] National Woman's Party of Georgia ...
Thurman died in a Georgia hospital in 2022 after doctors delayed a procedure that was criminalized in the state after the Supreme Court overturned nationwide access to abortion (Facebook)
In January 1913, she arrived in Washington as chair of the Congressional Committee of the NAWSA, charged with reviving the drive for a constitutional amendment that would enfranchise women. She and her coworker Lucy Burns organized a suffrage parade in Washington on the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration as president. Opponents of the ...
The family of Amber Thurman, the 28-year-old Georgia woman who died in 2022 after “preventable” delays in abortion care under the state’s restrictive law, plans to bring a medical ...