Women in American History

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  1. 3. An abolitionist, suffragist, and former slave, first African American woman to win a custody battle against a white man, and delivered a speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in 1885
  2. 6. The Declaration of _______; a list of demands regarding women’s rights that was drafted at the very first Women’s Rights Convention, modeled after the Declaration of Independence
  3. 7. Women-led group that was pivotal in achieving Women’s Suffrage in the US in the early 20th century
  4. 8. 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
  5. 10. The first state to allow women to vote in political elections after the 19th amendment to the constitution was ratified
  6. 11. First Indigenous American female medical doctor in the United States; fought for medical care equality after witnessing a Cherokee woman die due to a white doctor refusing to care for her
  7. 13. Told John Adams to “Remember the Ladies” when drafting the constitution
  8. 15. First woman elected to be a part of the United States House of Representatives in 1917
  9. 16. Where the first Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women held
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  1. 1. One of the first leaders in the Women’s Suffrage movement as well as a supporter of the Abolitionist movement
  2. 2. The first African American female medical doctor in the United States
  3. 4. Catalyzed the bus boycott during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s
  4. 5. Educator, reporter, former slave, and one of the Founding members of the NAACP
  5. 7. Women outnumbered the amount of anti-slavery petitions in the _______ part of the US
  6. 9. A pioneer in women’s rights regarding Women’s Suffrage, equal pay, and equal work
  7. 12. A leader in the abolitionist movement, a former slave, and who freed more than 70 enslaved African Americans
  8. 14. The first female medical doctor in the United States