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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.

Mabel Pinghua Lee (1896–1966) China

Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
  • At age fourteen she rode as the honor guard on horseback during the 1912 New York City Suffrage Parade.
  • Advocated for women’s voting rights even though discriminatory laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act barred her from voting.
  • Earned the first Ph.D. in economics awarded to a Chinese woman in the United States.

Quotes:

"Suffrage for women is nothing more than a wider application of our ideas of justice and equality".

 

"For no nation can ever make real and lasting progress in civilization unless its women are following close to its men if not actually abreast with them".

 

"The fundamental principle of democracy is equality of opportunity... the feminists want nothing more than the equality of opportunity for women to prove their merits and what they are best suited to do".