The National Collaborative for Women's History Sites (NCWHS) is leading the effort to develop a National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT), originally as a part of the celebrations commemorating the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment.
Image for National Votes for Women Trail marker for the Nugent sisters - Georgia Anne Nugent (c1872-1940), Alice Emma Nugent (1876-1971), and Mollie Nugent Williams (1867-1936). The marker is located at 845 South 6th Street, Louisville, KY 40203
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The marker content states: "Nugent Sisters, African American suffragists and community leaders. Advocated for voting rights on local, state & national levels. Lived here 1919-1971. (William C. Pomeroy Foundation 2022, [marker no.] 202)."
This biosketch was written by Dr. Carol Mattingly, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Louisville. For her full project on “African American Women and Suffrage in Louisville,” visit https://arcg.is/1O8muW.
This biosketch was written by Dr. Carol Mattingly, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Louisville. For her full project on “African American Women and Suffrage in Louisville,” visit https://arcg.is/1O8muW.
This biosketch was written by Dr. Carol Mattingly, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Louisville. For her full project on “African American Women and Suffrage in Louisville,” visit https://arcg.is/1O8muW.
This biosketch was written by Dr. Carol Mattingly, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Louisville. For her full project on “African American Women and Suffrage in Louisville,” visit https://arcg.is/1O8muW.
Portrait of Ella Russell Robinson (1881-1963), a social worker, who was president and recording secretary for the Kentucky Association of Colored Women's Clubs as well as a regular orator at the National Association of Colored Women. In this photo she was commemorated for serving as the Kentucky president for the Frederick Douglass Home Memorial and Historical Association.
This biosketch was written by Dr. Carol Mattingly, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Louisville. For her full project on “African American Women and Suffrage in Louisville,” visit https://arcg.is/1O8muW.
This biosketch was written by Dr. Carol Mattingly, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Louisville. For her full project on “African American Women and Suffrage in Louisville,” visit https://arcg.is/1O8muW.
