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Today marks the death of Harriet Forten Purvis (1810-1875). Typically, we ask you to join in the celebration of a birth, but Harriet’s birthday is unknown, but her contributions to the rights we enjoy today are worthy of remembrance. Improving the civil and voting rights of others was a family tradition for Harriet and her relatives:

** Daughter of Charlotte Valdine Forten (1st generation suffragist)

** Sister of Sarah Forten Purvis and Margaret Forten (2nd generation suffragists)

** Mother to Hattie Purvis (3rd generation suffragist)

** Aunt of Charlotte Forten Grimke (3rd generation suffragist)

** Wife of Robert Purvis Sr ** (instrumental in development of the Underground Railroad)

Learn more:

-- LOC: https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/women-fight-for-the-vote/about-this-exhibition/more-to-the-movement/harriet-forten-purvis/

-- PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p477.html

-- Turning Point: https://suffragistmemorial.org/harriet-forten-purvis-1810-1875/

-- Women History: https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2016/08/harriet-forten-purvis.html

Join us in celebrating the birthday of Jeannette Pickering Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress.

Learn more:

-- PBS - @unladylike2020: https://unladylike2020.com/profile/jeannette-rankin/

-- House History: https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/RANKIN,-Jeannette-(R000055)

Faslane Peace Camp is a permanent peace camp situated next to the Faslane Naval Base in Scotland. Set up on this date in 1982, the camp is the world‘s longest-running active demonstration site and was originally set up as part of the anti-nuclear weapons movements of the 1980s.

#OnThisDay in 1866, Congress passed (proposed) the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former and recently freed slaves. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

The amendment was passed by Congress (proposed) 0n June 13, 1866 and ratified July 9, 1868.

Resources:
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27

Join us in celebrating the birthday. Miriam was the 1st woman elected as Governor of Texas.

Learn more:
-- https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffe06

The League of Women Voters and Denton Vote Group will have a booth at PrDenton on Friday June 13 at the Denton Civic Center. We‘ll be registering voters so if you‘re a VDR let us know. We‘ll also let everyone know about the great work we do.