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Edith Wilmans. Image from the Texas State Historical Association. Edith Therrel Wilmans Born: 1882 in Lake Providence, LA Died: 1966 in Dallas Noted For: Edith Wilmans is noted as a suffrage leader who was also the first woman elected to the Texas State Legislature....
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The Texas League of Women Voters (TLWV) is a nonpartisan, membership-driven political organization that seeks to empower citizens to form better communities worldwide. The League originated in 1919 when formed as the re-organization of the Texas Equal Suffrage...
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Activist and journalist Jovita Idár wrote for La Crónica and other publications. Image from UTSA Special Collections. Like other non-white minorities, Mexican-American women in Texas were denied formal participation in the state suffrage movement. But this...
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Q&A with Carlos Martinez, Database Outreach Manager On the left: Creating voter registration opportunities has helped AACT increase voter turnout in the deep South Texas. The Advocacy Alliance Center of Texas (AACT) is a non-profit, non-partisan civic engagement...
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Dr. Ellen Lawson Dabbs. Image from the From the Texas State Historical Association. Dr. Mary Ellen Lawson Dabbs Born: 1853 in Rusk County Died: 1908 Noted for: Ellen Lawson Dabbs is noted as one of the earliest woman physicians in Texas, as well as a suffrage leader...
