Did You Know?: Women's History

Did You Know? highlights various people, places, and events in American history and across the National Park Service. Explore little known facts about women's history, including information about influential figures and women's suffrage.

Did You Know: Female Pirates

Did You Know there were at least three female pirates operating in the United States?

Did You Know: Early Suffrage Rights

Did You Know that women and African Americans could vote in New Jersey before the 15th and 19th Amendments?

Did You Know?: Suffrage Divides

Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt were both fighting for woman suffrage, yet they often fought each other as they worked for suffrage.

Did You Know: Suffragist vs. Suffragette

Did you know there is a difference between a suffragist and a suffragette?

Did You Know: Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Did You Know that Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first Black woman publisher in North America and that she fought for women's suffrage?

Did You Know: The Justice Bell

Did You Know that a (near) replica of the Liberty Bell was used to promote women’s suffrage across the United States?

Did You Know: Queen Liliuokalani

Did You Know that 'Iolani Palace in Hawai'i is the only royal palace in the US and that Queen Lili'uokalani was held prisoner there?

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