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U.S.History
Ms.Garner

SECONDARY

SOURCE

ANNOTATIONS

1.

"Mary Church Terrell Biography."

Bio.com
. A&E Networks Television, n.d.
Web. 03 Nov. 2015.
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http://www.biography.com/people/mary
-church-terrell-9504299
>.

September 23, 1863, in Memphis Tennessee, Mary

Church Terrell, originally born, Mary Eliza
Church, was born to her former slave, small
business owner parents, Robert Reed Church and
Louisa Ayers.
Terrell is a known as a suffragist, the first
president of the National Association of Colored
Women, a charter member of the NAACP, and
much more.
Growing up Terrell and her siblings highly
cherished education. With all of her eagerness and
determination Terrell attended Oberlin college,
located in Ohio. In 1884, she was the first AfricanAmerican women to acquire a college degree.
Terrell then later married Robert Heberton
Terrell.

2.

"Women Suffrage Slide Show."

YouTube
.

On October 23, 1915 approximately 25,000 people

protested for a new amendment. This is one of the
many events that advocates and supporters did in
order to fight to end womens suffrage. Advocates
strived for change in many different ways. For
example, Terrell was known for her lectures,
writings and, speaking on inequality as a whole
and how it is not fair to the innocent citizens that
it victimized.(Black History Now). However, no
matter what way they strived for change each
voice or any other sign of support to help end this
unjust act helped make a difference and bring the
U.S more and more equality.

YouTube, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoRi
meIhtEE
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3.

"Mary Eliza Church Terrell Biography at

Black History Now."

Black Heritage
Commemorative Society Mary Eliza
Church Terrell Comments
. N.p., n.d. Web.
09 Nov. 2015.
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http://blackhistorynow.com/mary-elizachurch-terrell/
>.

Terrellwasknownforadvocatedforchangeby
speakingout.Sheplayedakeyroleinhistoryfor
civilrightsandwomensrights.Sheadvocatedfor
changeformanydecadestofollow.

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"AmericanRhetoric:MaryChurchTerrell

Terrells Speech
WhatItMeanstoBeColoredintheU.S."
AmericanRhetoric:MaryChurchTerrell
WhatItMeanstoBeColoredintheU.S.
N.p.,n.d.Web.16Nov.2015.
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rychurchterellcolored.htm
>.

5.

Bio.com
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Web.20Nov.2015.
<http://www.biography.com/people/maryc
hurchterrell9504299#synopsis>.

Terrell has many achievements. She was the first

at many things. She was the first president of the
National Association of Colored Women, the first
charter member of the NAACP, the first African
American women selected and designated to the
school board, the
first African American admitted
to the Washington chapter of the American
Association of University Women, and the first
african american women to earn a college degree.
Terrell
became known for her involvement in the
womens rights movement. Terrell even became
apart of a committee that investigated accusations
of police mistreatment upon African Americans.
Terrell has became well known in history for all
her contributions in her journey to advocated for
justice for all those whom became victimized to
inequality during her time period. Her inspiring
articulate life came to an end July 24, 1954, but she
will never be forgotten.

PRIMARY

SOURCE
1.

"Mary Church Terrell Biography."

Bio.com
. A&E Networks Television, n.d.
Web. 03 Nov. 2015.
<
http://www.biography.com/people/mary
-church-terrell-9504299
>.

ANNOTATIONS
Terrell published her own autobiography called A
colored Woman in a White world to describe
herself, her accomplishments, her thoughts, any
challenges she faced, and any other information
that could help readers understand her, her
beliefs, and her time period in history.

2.

"19th+Amendment+to+the+U.S.+Constituti
on:+Women's+Right+to+Vote."
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ArchivesandRecordsAdministration
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http://www.archives.gov/historicaldocs/d
ocument.html?doc=13&title.raw=19th%2B

The womens suffrage movement is a movement

that was begun by women who were greatly
acquainted with politics. Women like,
Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Mary Church Terrell,
Susan B.
Anthony, and others advocated for womens rights
to vote. The womens suffrage movement began
1848 and ended 1920.

3.

Amendment%2Bto%2Bthe%2BU.S.%2BC
onstitution%3A%2BWomen%27s%2BRigh
t%2Bto%2BVote
>.
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History.com
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congresspassesthe19thamendment
>.

Also, during this time the african American race as

a whole were also battling with racial inequality.
This is what then caused the civil rights movement
during this time period
Terrell was also an advocated for racial equality

4.

"WomenSuffrageintheProgressiveEra

AmericanMemoryTimelineClassroom
Presentation|TeacherResourcesLibrary
ofCongress."
WomenSuffrageinthe
ProgressiveEraAmericanMemory
TimelineClassroomPresentation|
TeacherResourcesLibraryofCongress.

N.p.,n.d.Web.05Nov.2015.
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http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroomma
terials/presentationsandactivities/presentati
ons/timeline/progress/suffrage/
>.

During this time period women suffered political

and economical inequality. Suffragist advocated
for change in the 14th amendment. A change in
which women would be also be granted the right
to vote. Also, the African American race were also
suffering racial inequality in society and advocates
also fought against this injustice.

5.

"19th+Amendment+to+the+U.S.+Constitut
ion:+Women's+Right+to+Vote." National
Archives and Records Administration.
National Archives and Records
Administration, n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/
document.html?doc=13&title.raw=19th%2
BAmendment%2Bto%2Bthe%2BU.S.%2BCo
nstitution%3A%2BWomen%27s%2BRight%2
Bto%2BVote>.

The women's suffrage movement helped shape the

passing of the 19th amendment. The 19th
amendment was transpired by Congress on June 4,
1919 and was then later approved on August 18,
1920.
It took almost 75 years for congress to
acknowledged the advocates, and supporters who
lectured, wrote, marched, and lobbied for this
movement by passing the 19th amendment in 1920
which granted women the right to vote. This help
society to finally see women as equal to men and
as a citizen during that time period

6.

"A Colored Woman in a White World

(Reason): American Treasures of the
Library of Congress." A Colored Woman in
a White World (Reason): American
Treasures of the Library of Congress. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015.
<
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr
r098.html
>.

Terrell advocated for what she believed by

essentially speaking out and getting her voice
heard