This #InternationalWomensDay and #WomensHistoryMonth, we want to celebrate some of the trailblazers who have led the way in creating a more diverse democracy. Unroll this thread to meet them! 🧵
Mary Church Terrell -First president of the National Association of Colored Women, which fought for voting rights (motto: “lifting as we climb”) -Spoke out against segregation at a women’s suffrage march in 1913 -Picketed the White House to demand women’s suffrage
Patsy Mink -First Asian-American woman to serve in Congress and run for president -Author and sponsor of the Title IX bill -Had Title IX law posthumously renamed for her: the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act
Helen Keller -Promoted several causes, including women’s suffrage -Participated in the 1913 women’s suffrage march -Co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union
LaTosha Brown -Co-founded @BlackVotersMtr and Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium -BVM credited with get out the vote efforts in Black communities that have had notable effects on elections since 2017 -SWBGC focuses on Black women and girls’ futures/ building their power
@BlackVotersMtr Learn more about these activists' work! -archives.gov/research/afric… -womenshistory.org/education-reso… -nps.gov/people/helen-k… -cbcfinc.org/team/nrei-task…
@VotingIsLocal @BlackVotersMtr To some she's known as the #QuietStorm, bc behind the massive voters turnout in 2020 & Abrams for Gov, there was @MsLaToshaBrown working behind the scene registering AA, explaining the importance of letting their voices be heard thru their votes. Love it when she comes to SC.
@VotingIsLocal @BlackVotersMtr Thank you Ms. Brown for your commitment to all Peoples to come out and Vote !!! It's everyone's fundamental right to exercise their right to Vote