The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Frances Wright, Social Reformer, Writer, and Lecturer (born 6 September 1795) Frances Wright was born in Dundee, Scotland, the daughter...

Isabella Baumfree, who named herself Sojourner Truth (died 26 November 1883) One of the most admired figures in nineteenth-century Amer...

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 Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (certified 26 August 1920) Those darn women! Always wanting things. L...

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

Seneca Falls Convention (first day, 19 July 1848) Women's efforts to secure equality--in education, in the arts, as writers, under ...

Caroline Sheridan Norton (died 15 June 1877) Caroline Norton, 1832, portrait by George Hayter Born in 1808, Caroline Sheridan was...

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (born 9 June 1836) Born in London and unsatisfactorily educated (at least in her opinion--she was later to c...

Sarah Margaret Fuller (born 23 May 1810) Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Margaret Fuller was given a rigorous education by her fathe...