Women’s Suffrage: The Untold Story of Black Women in Its History: Suffrage in Kentucky

This article provides a short insight into the critical importance of both voting margins and voter suppression.

This blog post discusses Kentucky's history as the first state to pass a statewide women’s suffrage law in 1838, as a crucial gateway to the South, and as the 23rd state to ratify.

A crowdsourcing project about the history of Kentuckians in the passage of the 19th Amendment.

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Article by Elizabeth A. Deener & James P. Dady published in the May/June 2020 Bench and Bar.

This Wikipedia entry provides an overview of the life of Laura Clay, who opposed the 19th amendment because she supported states’ rights and was concerned about a large number of “inexperienced voters” (code for black women).

This blog post provides the text of a speech at the Kentucky Colored Teachers Convention in which Mary Britton explained her change in position on women's suffrage.

This library guide provides a short history and links to additional information about Mary Britton, one of the first two African American women to graduate from Berea College.

This news story highlights the dedication of the historical marker honoring Mary Britton.

This Wikipedia entry provides historical information about Mary Britton's life as an educator and the first African American female physician in Lexington, Kentucky.