Christia Adair in front of a mural about her life. Image from the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University, via the Texas State Historical Association. Christia V. Daniels Adair Born: 1893 in [...]
Travis County women register to vote. Image from the W.D. Hornaday Collection, Prints and Photographs Collection, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives [...]
Image from the Harris County Democratic Party. The candidates are in a courtroom at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. When Tennessee became the 36th state [...]
From the Daughters Of the Republic of Texas Museum, Austin via the Dallas Morning News archives. Compared to the dizzying array of communication vehicles that exist today, suffragist [...]
Fair Park is home to the State Fair of Texas, an annual event drawing as many as two million visitors each year. Image from VisitDallas. Fair Park Established: 1886 Size and Location: [...]
From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission Minnie Fisher Cunningham Born: 1882 in New Waverly, TX Died: 1964 in New Waverly, TX Noted For: A key player in Texas and national [...]
Image from Heroes, Heroines and History. The battle to win votes for Texas women was waged on multiple fronts over decades, just as it was on the national stage. While there was [...]