Sara Yorke Stevenson papers
Websites
- In Her Own rightExplore the story of women's activism through documents & images
Women worked for their rights and the rights of others, even before they could vote - African American Reformers The Club MovementIn the 1890s, the growth of the black women’s club movement was spurred on by efforts to end lynching. Ida B. Wells-Barnett denounced lynching in the press. As she traveled the country lecturing about lynching, she also helped to found black women’s clubs
- The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia: Women's Clubs, Catherine MurrayThe woman’s club movement began throughout the United States in the late nineteenth century. Although initially focused on self-improvement, women’s clubs in the Philadelphia region as in the nation quickly extended their goals to include community activism.
Books
One Woman, One Vote by Call Number: JK1896 .O54 1995 3rd FLOORISBN: 0939165260Publication Date: 1995-08-15
Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired by Call Number: RA448.5.N4 S65 1995, 3rd FLOOR MEZZANINEISBN: 9780812214499Publication Date: 1995-08-01
- Jenkins, M. T. (1984). The History of the Black Women's Club Movement in AmericaDissertation from Teacher's College, Columbia University
