Harriet Keeler

Keeler was a Cleveland educator, botanist, author, suffragist, and lover of nature. Each aspect of her self-made career brought her a measure of celebrity far beyond northeast Ohio.

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Georgia Nugent

In late 1903, Georgia organized a state-wide Black women’s clubs’ event with her sister Alice, Nannie Helen Burroughs, and other activists. On December 31, 1903, they formed the Kentucky Chapter of the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs.

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Arianna Sparrow

Working for African Americans’ civil and political rights, Arianna C. Sparrow joined Black women’s organizations to protest racial discrimination and support women’s suffrage.

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Nancy Cook

Activist for woman’s suffrage, protective labor legislation for women, the abolishment of child labor, and world peace.

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