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In 1914, the Equal Suffrage Study Club, founded by and for African American women, encouraged the public to campaign for women's voting rights and the inclusion of African American women. It was one of Delaware's most active suffrage organizations, with members speaking in public, lobbying, and marching. On April 13, 1920, with encouragement from Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Florence Bayard Hilles, citizens of this district passed a verbal resolution in the colored schoolhouse near this site asking Representative Lester to support the 19th Amendment.
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Delaware City, Delaware · United States
