{"id":8258,"date":"2026-08-29T16:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T20:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/?page_id=8258"},"modified":"2026-09-20T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:50:15","slug":"womens-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/course-syllabus\/womens-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anna Dickinson (1842-1932)<\/a><\/h2>\n

“Unsurprisingly, abolitionist women also became orators for emancipation.\u00a0 The Quaker Anna Dickinson did much to push northern public opinion toward black rights.\u00a0 The ‘young lady has statesmanship much beyond our twaddling politicians,’ reported one admirer.\u00a0 Dickinson was the first woman to address Congress, invited by Republicans for her contribution to their success in the 1864 elections.\u00a0 After the war, she became a suffragist.” –Sinha, Rise and Fall, <\/em>p. 209<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Anna<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out more about how a 21-year-old Anna Dickinson influenced the 1864 presidential election, see Matthew Pinsker, “Why did Lincoln seek this woman’s endorsement?”<\/a> What Would Lincoln Do? <\/em>(2026)<\/p>\n

\u201cLong\u201d Suffrage Timeline (Reconsidered)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Suffrage\"<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n