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From YouTube: Notable Pittsburgh Women: African-American Suffragists
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Despite
facing
numerous
obstacles,
members
of
Pittsburgh's
black
suffrage
organizations,
such
as
the
Lucy
Stone
League,
succeeded
in
informing
and
organizing
their
peers
in
support
of
the
movement
in
the
early
20th
century.
African-American
women
in
the
Hill
District
began
forming
social
clubs
to
discuss
literature,
current
events
and
community
issues.
The
Aurora
Reading
Club,
a
Pittsburgh
group
founded
in
1894
and
still
active
today,
as
well
as
the
narcissus
literary
and
musical
club
were
spaces
where
black
women
began
to
openly
identify
with
the
burgeoning
suffrage
movement.
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They
had
to
ensure
that
her
message
appealed
to
men
and
motivate
them
to
elect
Pro
suffrage.
Politicians
who
would
change
the
law
to
gain
the
political
support
of
black
men.
Pittsburgh's
african-american
women
were
better
positioned
than
their
white
counterparts
and
use
their
influence
and
savvy
to
reach
the
men
in
their
community.
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The
lo
nd
Club,
an
exclusive
men's
establishment
in
the
hill
district,
held
an
event
with
John
Marin,
who
emphasized
the
need
for
women's
suffrage.
It
is
likely
african-american
female
suffragists
influenced
the
topic
selection
to
combat
the
local
chapters,
financial
constraints,
the
women
devised
eco
meetings,
the
cost
of
sending
multiple
league
members
to
national
conferences
was
too
great,
so
leading
suffragists
like
Grace
Lowndes,
would
attend
a
distant
conference.
Take
detailed
notes
and
share
information
with
League
members
upon
their
return
to
Pittsburg
by
echoing
what
they'd
learned.
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Pittsburg
suffragists,
like
Halle
Q
Brown,
amplified
the
suffers
message
ensuring
that
the
latest,
in
most
pertinent
information
reached
every
corner
of
the
city.
An
unexpected
aspect
of
the
suffrage
movement
in
Pittsburg
was
a
relationship
between
black
and
white
suffragists
evidence
in
the
1914
suffrage
parade,
while
the
racism
that
was
present
during
the
early
20th
century
still
existed
in.
At
least
this
one
instance,
Pittsburg
suffragists
of
all
races
were
working
together
to
win
the
vote.
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Members
of
both
the
Lucy
stone
and
Anna
Solley
maintained
their
activism
beyond
passage
of
the
19th
amendment,
ensuring
that
legal
and
fair
standards
were
upheld
at
the
polls.
The
ambition,
innovation
and
execution
these
women
displayed
in
pursuit
of
enfranchisement
has
left
a
powerful
legacy
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
beyond.