University of Minnesota's women's suffrage club

ID: 915

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University of Minnesota's women's suffrage club

Nellie Griswold Francis was a Saint Paul activist who devoted her energy to securing women's right to vote.

Date: 1913

Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society

This file appears in: Nellie Griswold Francis

Nellie Griswold Francis

By CultureBrokers Foundation, Inc. 2008. "Points of Entry: The African American Heritage Guide to Saint Paul."

- A Powerful Political Influence (1874-1969) - Nellie Griswold Francis, wife to William T. Francis (the first black to receive a diplomatic appointment), was a strong political influence in her own right. After leaving her job at West Publishing…