Fierce and forgotten feminist with ties to Fargo worked beside Susan B. Anthony
Written out of history, Matilda Joslyn Gage was a radical reformer and avid supporter of women's rights.
Written By:
Danielle A. Teigen |
12:28 pm, Nov. 3, 2020
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Matilda Joslyn Gage was active in the woman suffrage movement for more than 40 years of her life. Photo courtesy of Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
FARGO — When you hear the words “women’s suffrage,” you likely think of women like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. And that’s perfectly normal. Their names are irrevocably tied to the history of a movement that began in 1848 and didn’t culminate until 1920 when white women earned the right to vote (