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Name This Notable Woman

Name This Notable Woman. Women’s History. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She was received by President Lincoln at the White House in 1864. After the Civil War, she promoted the emigration of African Americans to the West.

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Name This Notable Woman

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  1. Name This Notable Woman Women’s History

  2. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist

  3. She was received by President Lincoln at the White Housein 1864.

  4. After the Civil War, she promotedthe emigration of African Americansto the West.

  5. Sojourner Truth (legal name Isabella Van Wagener)1797-1883

  6. An abolitionist, women’srights activist, writer

  7. She fought for women’s suffrage.When she tried to vote the presidential election in 1872, shewas arrested.

  8. All of her hard work paid off in 1920 when the U.S. Constitutionwas amended to give womenthe right to vote, which is knownas the 19th Amendment.

  9. Susan B. Anthony1820-1906

  10. Abolitionist

  11. During the Civil War, was aspy and scout for the Union troops.

  12. A courageous woman who “risked everything to liberate slaves.”

  13. Harriet Tubman1820-1913

  14. Resources • History Maker Bios biography books of Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Phillis Wheatley • www.biography.com • http://members.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/biography/chart.shtml

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