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Black Women's  Suffragists and Black Family History Research

7/30/2020

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A Learning Guide for Black American Family Historians

Black women's suffrage in the United States 1830s - 1965

For Black women, our right to vote stands protected with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 2020 is the women's suffrage centennial, the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment — the amendment that granted Black men the right to vote — 2020 holds several major anniversaries in America's complex voting rights history. Acquiring the right to vote was just one item on a long civil rights agenda. Historically, attention has focused on the efforts of white movement leaders while overlooking Black women suffrage leaders. 

Black Women Suffragists

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Black Women Suffragists holding sign reading 'Headquarters for Colored Women Voters', in Georgia. 1910-1920, NYPL
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823–1893)
Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823–1893)​ an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. She studied law at Howard University and graduated in 1883 as one of the first black female lawyers in the US. 
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911)
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911) an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer. Born in Baltimore, Md to free African American parents. Beginning in 1845, she was one of the first African-American women to be published in the United States. 
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Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954)
Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954) One of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, and became known as a national activist for civil rights and suffrage. She taught in the Latin Department at the M Street School —the first African American public high school in the nation—in Washington, DC.
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Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961)
Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) Nannie Helen Burroughs was a black educator, orator, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman in the United States. Her speech "How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping," at the 1900 National Baptist Convention in Virginia, instantly won her fame and recognition. In 1909, the she founded the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, DC and educated black women from around the world. 
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Ida B. Wells (1862–1931)
Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (August 9, 1883 – March 10, 1965)
Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (August 9, 1883 – March 10, 1965) was an American suffragist, civil rights activist, organization executive, and community practitioner whose career spanned over half a century. Lampkin’s effective skills as an orator, fundraiser, organizer, and political activist guided the work being conducted by the National Association of Colored Women (NACW); National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); National Council of Negro Women and other leading civil rights organizations of the Progressive Era.
RESOURCES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
  • US Women's Suffrage Timeline 1648 to 2016 - An extended timeline of the fight for women's suffrage in the United States.   www.nps.gov/articles/us-suffrage-timeline-1648-to-2016.htm  Retrieved Feb. 2022
  • ​Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850-1920. Indiana University Press. 1998
  • Jones, Martha S. How Black Suffragists Fought for the Right to Vote and a Modicum of Respect: Hallie Quinn Brown and Other "Homespun Heroines" HUMANITIES, Summer 2019, Volume 40, Number 3 www.neh.gov/article/how-black-suffragists-fought-right-vote-and-modicum-respect Retrieved Feb. 2022​
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Black Family History Research During COVID Pandemic

7/22/2020

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8 Steps to a ​Healthier You
​Starts with Self-Care

​Commit to yourself

​​Create the intention to make positive changes
I best create intention through my daily living. After finishing an intensive fellowship with the Oral History Summer School 2020 cohort, I became more clear about my commitment to Paperdoll Ancestry projects. As I am a macro thinker, through the wonderful peer support of my cohorts, I was able to create more tasks to start projects that begin now that are part of the vision and mission of my overall project. 
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Eat well-balanced & healthy meals

Here's a capture of my favorite not-a-lot-of-time breakfast. Although, what's the rush during COVID? It's organic scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese and black olives on a whole wheat gluten free tortilla from Trader Joe's. So so good. My diet is pretty consistent with meals. I like to prepare dishes that don't take a lot of time. For dinner, I've been eating homemade ramen with vegetables. I have been a pescatarian for the past four years since I stopped eating poultry. I have not eaten beef in over thirty years and have never eaten pork. My Nana used to beg to differ, stating to my eye roll, "You teethed on a pork chop bone." Missing her wit and sarcasm tremendously though she passed away over five years ago. I feel her presence everyday. Ha, I remember when she told me that her doctor told her to eat a little piece of bacon every day. Good memories. I must not forgot to share that I have an incredible sweet tooth. I have tried everything not to eat all of my candy or ice cream in one sitting or a spoon at a time until its all gone. These days, I just no longer buy the temptation. Send good vibes for me to keep it up!
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image: organic scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese and black olives on a whole wheat gluten free tortilla

​Exercise regularly

Move your body in ways that you love
My favorite exercise is walking. During COVID, I learned more about mindfulness strategies and now I do 60 minutes of mindfulness walking daily. One of my favorite books on mindfulness to read and listen to is by Full Catastrophe Living. Check it out!
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image: Lisa Hazell at National Harbor. Mindfulness Walking

Do the things that you enjoy

Scrapbooking is another one of my all time favorite activities. I do count myself lucky to have varied interests. Trying to catch up on all of my crafty daydreams while #stayathome during the COVID pandemic so I purchased supplies to update my photo collection. Here is a photo of me when I worked at the Cosby show and Patti LaBelle was a guest performer. I ordered archival photo cases to organize all of my photos by year.  I also scan my photos and back them up on the cloud and an external hard drive for extra safe keeping!
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image: Lisa Hazell and Patti LaBelle, 1998

Take care of your mind

Your mental health matters
Relaxing after a long day of family history research and oral history design for my new oral history projects. Thinking of all I was able to get DONE that day, not perfect. Letting go of perfectionism has increased the quality of my life tremendously. BONUS. Excited to catch some wonderful light during magic hour. A great end to a magnificent day. 

Rest or take a break when needed

Practice self-care
My best and most consistent form of self-care is journaling. I have a tendency to keep all of my thoughts on my mind. Every morning, for many years, I free write three pages nonstop in my journal to clear my mind. Then I write down notes from my dreams on the right page of my journal. I began to notice that my dreams definitely have recurrent themes. Before I started writing them down, I found myself thinking back to the dream throughout the day. Same goes for random thoughts from the previous day. I found that if I consistently wrote pages and my dream down every morning then by the time I sat at my desk to get to work, my mind was a clean slate. My morning: Rise and shine, facial and stay-at-home grooming routine, vitamins and RX, set my Nespresso by De'Longhi Mini Espresso Machine, and journal. This is my form of self-care every morning. 
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​Keep good company

Be with people who truly care about you and believe in you
 Some of my best company and time is spent at my church, Alfred Street Baptist Church. Visit and subscribe to the ASBC YouTube Page for the online live worship schedule and video archive. You'll see what I mean.

Focus on positivity and gratitude

This is the tablescape that's in my eyeline from my desk. Owls are one of my spirit animals and I have several around the house. I feel like they just speak to me in a silent affirming kind of way. Like, I see you girl, do your thing. Makes my heart smile. This one is hand carved from West Africa. I love the color yellow as my third color for small accent pieces. Now, the Himalayan Salt Rock Lamp also makes me feel peaceful. I love to have one in each room to lend positive energy throughout my work-home studio. The candy dish reminds me of my Nana. She kept one in the living room full of nice assorted candies. Mostly Mary Janes, Peppermint Patties, Rootbeer Logs and Butterscotch candies. Mine is empty. Because I love candy so much, I eat it all up. It feels like its calling me. So I chew gum. Trident orange is my favorite. It helps with migraines and anxiety. Both of which I am newly managing, very well finally, for the past couple of years. My dear acupuncturist gifted me the quote, "We can attain a state of freedom and unshakable happiness for ourselves while creating harmony with others." It's a beautiful quote from The Winning Life: An Introduction to Buddhist Practice. 
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image: Tablescape. 2020
There you have the 8 steps to self-care that I practice daily in preparation for working on family and life histories. I believe selfcare is an absolute must and it works best for me when I need to criss cross lifetimes making space to receive ancestral stories. I'd love to know what works for you, too. Share in the comments below.

​All the best, with kind regards, Lisa
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