The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, American Sculptor (born 9 October 1830) Harriet Hosmer,  photo by Matthew Brady The name of Harriet Hosmer came t...

Mary Letitia Jones (born 29 June 1865) Born on 29 June 1865, Mary Letitia Jones was the daughter of a minister, William R. Jones, and ...

Alice Bunker Stockham (died 3 December 1912) I first came across the name of Alice Bunker Stockham in connection with the Rational Dre...

Lucretia Coffin Mott (died 11 November 1880) I have mentioned Lucretia Mott's name in this blog more times than any other--you can ...

The National Women's Rights Convention (23 and 24 October 1850) Earlier this year, we looked at the two-day convention in Seneca Fa...

Victoria California Claflin Woodhull (born 23 September 1838) Victoria California Claflin Woodhull Blood Martin lived an extraordinary ...

Seneca Falls Convention (second day, 20 July 1848) The second day of the Seneca Falls convention saw the unanimous approval of the Decl...

Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford (born 6 May 1829) Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford Over the course of her long life--she died in on 2 June 192...

Clara Barton (died 12 April 1912) Born on Christmas Day in 1821, Clarissa Harlowe Barton--who preferred to be called Clara--was an act...

Susan B. Anthony (born 15 February 1820) Abolitionist, suffragist, and social reformer, Susan Brownell Anthony campaigned tirelessly ...

Caroline Seymour Severance (born 12 January 1820) Abolitionist, suffragist, social reformer and political organizer, Caroline Seymour S...