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In June of 1901, Francis Griffin gave a speech to the Alabama Constitutional Convention in Montgomery. The convention was called as the reconstruction era was officially ending, and states across the south started to legislate Jim Crow restrictions with segregation and voting requirements which ostracized African American citizens. Francis Griffin, who served as the President of the Alabama Women’s Suffrage Association, spoke on behalf of women’s suffrage and suggested a provision to the new constitution. Even as delegates tried to block her from speaking, on June 11th, Francis Griffin became the first woman to speak to an Alabama lawmaking body.

Interested in learning more? Check out the Her March to Democracy podcast produced by the National Collaborative for Women’s History! This specific trivia comes from Season 1, Episode 2 on Alabama: https://shorturl.at/ohEPQ

Podcast: Her March to Democracy: Stories Along the National Votes for Women Trail
Episode: S01 E02 Alabama Part 1: Bringing to Fruit the Seeds of Democracy

Do you know what woman became the first to speak to an Alabama lawmaking body in June of 1901?

The answer to this trivia question is in the Her March to Democracy podcast produced by the National Collaborative for Women’s History!

Listen to Season 1, Episode 2 on Alabama to find out the answer to this question: https://shorturl.at/ohEPQ

Podcast: Her March to Democracy: Stories Along the National Votes for Women Trail
Episode: S01 E02 Alabama Part 1: Bringing to Fruit the Seeds of Democracy

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