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Women's Suffrage Museum Events & Cultural Center

Mission statement for Suffrage Coalition Inc.’s Project: Women’s Suffrage Museum – Events & Culture Center - Locate and preserve the epic history of the movement that brought democracy to the other half of our citizens. Use accurate, immersive storytelling to inspire future generations to value their rights and faithfully perform their duties as citizens.

Lide Meriwether (1829-1913) TN

Lide Meriwether
  • Petitioned against the classification of women on the same level as minors, aliens, paupers, criminals, and idiots.
  • Advocated legal reform giving women title to their own clothing and earrings, guardianship of their children, and the right to vote.
  • President of Women's Christian Temperance Union, named honorary President for Life.
  • Presided over the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, and by the end of the convention the formed the Tennessee Equal Rights Association, of which Meriwether was unanimously elected President.

Quotes:

“Whoever hesitates to utter that which she thinks the highest truth, lest it should be too much in advance of time, must remember that while she is a child of the past, she is also a parent of the future, and her thoughts are children born to her, which she may not carelessly let die.”

 

“Think, speak, and act precisely as seen with good in your sight.”