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Olympia Brownová

1835 – 1926

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Olympia Brown was an American minister and suffragist. She was the first woman to be ordained as clergy with the consent of her denomination. Brown was also an articulate advocate for women's rights and one of the few first generation suffragists who were able to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 5, 1835
Prairie Ronde Township
Date of death
October 23, 1926
Baltimore
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
women's rights activistsuffragist
Awards & honours
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
Field and occupation
americká sufražetka
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