Prior to 1920\, women were denied the vote in the majority of elections in the United States. The struggle for enfra nchisement began with the birth of our nation and was strategized differen tly in our local\, state\, and federal elections. Despite what people toda y believe to be a straightforward goal\, the path to women&rsquo\;s suffra ge was infused with sexism and racism and triggered a fear of feminism who se roots are still seen today. While wealthy women advocates played a vita l role in the suffrage movement\, they were not the only ones seeking enfr anchisement. From attorney Ellen Martin\, the first woman to vote in Illin ois\, to Ida B. Wells\, a woman who did not let racism stop her voice\, wo men&rsquo\;s suffrage has been a battle hard fought by a diverse group of activists in Illinois.
\nJeanne Schultz Angel is the Directo r of Learning Experiences &\; Historical Resources for Naper Settlement . She is a nonprofit administrator and museum professional with more than 24 years working within cultural institutions. She holds a Bachelors degre e in Anthropology and Masters degree in History from Illinois State Univer sity. Angel has been the executive director of three Chicagoland historica l organizations: St. Charles Heritage Center\, Lombard Historical Society/ Sheldon Peck Homestead\, and the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park. In a ddition\, she served as the ED of the Illinois Association of Museums. Mos t recently\, she was the lead historian in Seeking Charlie: Connecting the Dots Left by a Freedom Seeker in Illinois\, a grant funded by the Associa tion of African American Life &\; History and the National Park Service .
\nCo-sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Speaker Bureau.
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