Women's History

Women's History Month is celebrated in March. Our Women's History Collection features women from many walks of life!

This collection is also useful for the following observances:

  • International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 each year.
  • Women's Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 each year. 
  • International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on October 11 each year.

 

Within this Collection

Women's Suffrage Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement

Learn about the women who played a role in the national women's suffrage movement that eventually guaranteed more than 26 million women the right to vote through the passage of the 19th amendment.

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Susan Pringle Frost | Carolina Snaps

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Susan Pringle Frost | Carolina Snaps
Susan Pringle Frost, a Charleston native and suffragette, founded the Preservation Society of Charleston in 1920 to save the city's historic buildings after learning the Manigault House was to become...
Dave the Potter | Carolina Snaps Dawn Corley | Carolina Snaps

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Dawn Corley | Carolina Snaps
Dawn Corley, known as the "Charleston Silver Lady," is a renowned silver expert who has lectured internationally and been featured in magazines and TV shows for her knowledge of antique jewelry. Her...
Anne Austin Young | Carolina Snaps

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Anne Austin Young | Carolina Snaps
Dr. Anne Austin Young, one of South Carolina's first female physicians, pioneered women's healthcare from 1915 to 1978. She worked as a surgeon, obstetrician-gynecologist and psychiatrist. After...
Dave the Potter | Carolina Snaps Grimké Sisters | Carolina Snaps

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Grimké Sisters | Carolina Snaps
Although best known as fierce abolitionists, Sarah and Angelina Grimké were the first South Carolina Women to publicly advocate for women's suffrage.
Dave the Potter | Carolina Snaps Rollin Sisters | Carolina Snaps

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Rollin Sisters | Carolina Snaps
Born into a free black family during Reconstruction, the Rollin sisters played a pivotal role in advancing women's suffrage in South Carolina. Frances, Lottie, and Louisa were prominent activists...
Georgia O'Keeffe | Carolina Snaps

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Georgia O'Keeffe | Carolina Snaps
Discover the artistic journey of Georgia O’Keeffe, one of the most renowned modern artists, and her significant ties to South Carolina.
Dave the Potter | Carolina Snaps Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps

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Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright’s dream of establishing a school in South Carolina would come true in 1897. Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, had a deep desire to open a school where...
Dave the Potter | Carolina Snaps Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps

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Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is hailed as one of the most influential African American educators and Civil Rights figures, during the first half of the 20th century. Born on a cotton farm in Mayesville, SC...
Georgetown, S.C. | Carolina Snaps Darla Moore | Carolina Snaps

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Darla Moore | Carolina Snaps
Did you know Darla Moore was the first woman featured on the cover of Fortune Magazine and was listed as one of Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”? Born and raised in Lake City, South...
Dave the Potter | Carolina Snaps Maude Callen | Carolina Snaps

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Maude Callen | Carolina Snaps
Orphaned at the age of six, Maude Callen, became an “Angel in Twilight” to many as she singlehandedly brought health care to a poverty-stricken community. After becoming orphaned, Maude went to live...
Who Was Sacagawea? | History In A Nutshell

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Who Was Sacagawea? | History In A Nutshell
Note for educators regarding Sacagawea: According to scholars, the pronunciation of Sacagawea as Sak-a-JA-wee-ah is incorrect. The more historically correct way to pronounce her name is with a hard G-...
Who Was Watkuweis? | History In A Nutshell

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Who Was Watkuweis? | History In A Nutshell
In September 1805, the starving, freezing and exhausted members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition had survived the brutal crossing of the Bitterroot Mountains. Upon arrival on the other side, the...
Women of Character | Carolina Stories

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Women of Character | Carolina Stories
This "Carolina Stories" documentary features the biographies of four "leading ladies" in South Carolina history, who have been honored by induction into the South Carolina Hall of Fame... Mary McLeod...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 5

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The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
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The Rollin Sisters are essentially silenced after Reconstruction, and are forced to move away from South Carolina due to the increasing violence by “Red Shirts”, and Ku Klux Klan members. In the fight...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 4

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The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
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The South Carolina Woman Suffrage Association was founded in Columbia in 1870, with Charlotte Rollin as the Chair. A charter is created and sent to Lucy Stone, one of the founders of the American...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 3

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The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
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During this period, there were many people, including African Americans, who felt the issue of women’s suffrage was much less important than civil rights for Blacks. In the 1868 Constitutional...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 2

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The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
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The Civil War brought an abrupt change to the Rollin Family, ending a period where, according to Frances Rollin, “free people of color were at the zenith of their prosperity”. The Rollin family’s...