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We Believe Betsy Ross

We Believe Betsy Ross

In March 1870, William Canby, the grandson of seamstress Betsy Ross submitted a paper to the Pennsylvania Historical Society recounting a secret meeting by Continental Congress representatives – George Washington, Robert Morris and Colonel George Ross in 1776 – asking...
May and June were the Miracle Months

May and June were the Miracle Months

Seventy-one years after the Seneca Falls Convention, on May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives finally approved the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.  The Senate followed on June 4, 1919.  Congress had finally approved the 19th Amendment and sent it to the states,...
Febb Burn Banquet and Fundraiser

Febb Burn Banquet and Fundraiser

  FEBB BURN 2023 BANQUET We very truly appreciate your support, sponsorship, interest and help, making it possible for the Suffrage Coalition, Inc. to continue to locate and preserve the history of Woman Suffrage, especially in Tennessee.   We will be having this...
Happy Birthday Lizzie!

Happy Birthday Lizzie!

May 7th is the birthday of Lizzie Crozier French—a woman of remarkable courage and energy. Born as Margaret Elizabeth Crozier in 1851, Lizzie was the 5th child of 9, and the second daughter of John Hervey Crozier and Mary Williams Crozier.   She was only 10 when the...
Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793-1880)

Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793-1880)

Lucretia Coffin was born on 3 Jan 1793 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.  She was raised as a devoted Quaker and became an early feminist activist, abolitionist, and powerful orator. She eventually met and married the supportive James Mott, also a Quaker and devoted...
This Month in Suffrage History – April

This Month in Suffrage History – April

From the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848 until today, women have been working hard to have equal pay and equal working conditions.  Sadly, though much progress has been made, we still do not have equal pay for equal work and often face...
A Vote of Her Own

A Vote of Her Own

A Vote of Her Own is looking forward to the debut of our new musical at the historic Bijou Theatre in Knoxville Tennessee August 20th. The resulting film will be part of a new Suffrage museum, planned for Knoxville, Tennessee. Buy Your Tickets Here Advertise in our...