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Maryland and the 19th Amendment: Marching Towards Women’s Suffrage“

Most view Marylander Margaret Brent as the first suffragist in the United States. An unmarried landholder in colonial Maryland, she appeared before the legislature in 1648 and she asked the Governor and assembly to admit her with two votes, one as a landowner and one as Lord Baltimore’s attorney. She was denied both”.

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Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution

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As part of a grant awarded to the Maryland Historical Trust, significant suffrage sites have been identified and made into an interactive history of the statewide women’s suffrage movement. This...

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Mailing Address: Maryland Women’s Heritage Center P.O. Box 719 Brooklandville, MD 21022-0719

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Diana M. Bailey Executive Director mwhcdiana@gmail.com
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Please enjoy viewing the 2019 Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame inductee ceremony.
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