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Olympia Brown - Universalist Minister and Woman Suffrage Activist

Olympia Brown, first woman minister in the US ordained with full denominational authority -- and campaigner for woman suffrage, especially in Wisconsin and Kansas.
Olympia Brown
Olympia Brown, pioneer woman minister and woman's rights advocate
Alice Paul to Rev. Olympia Brown, 6 March 1921
A letter from Alice Paul to Olympia Brown, clarifying a public position: a testimony to the respect for Rev. Brown in the suffrage movement.
How Wisconsin Women Won the Ballot
A mention of the role Olympia Brown played in Wisconsin's woman suffrage campaign.
Image: Olympia Brown
Another image of Brown from the Wisconsin State Historical Society: a younger Brown.
Image: Olympia Brown Willis
From the Wisconsin State Historical Society, a later photograph of Brown.
Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church: History
From the current website of the church Brown once served, a history of that church including her ministry.
Olympia Brown, Determined Reformer
1989 profile from the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women.
Wisconsin Lawyer: Olympia Brown
This article emphasizes Brown's role in the woman suffrage movement, especially in Wisconsin.

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