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Olympia Brown - Universalist Minister and Woman Suffrage Activist

Olympia Brown, first woman minister in the US ordained with full denominational authority -- and campaigner for woman suffrage, especially in Wisconsin and Kansas.
Olympia Brown
Olympia Brown, pioneer woman minister and woman's rights advocate
About Olympia Brown
Biography of Olympia Brown, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton's profile of her career as of 1868.
Alice Paul to Rev. Olympia Brown, 6 March 1921
A letter from Alice Paul to Olympia Brown, clarifying a public position: a testimony to the respect for Rev. Brown in the suffrage movement.
How Wisconsin Women Won the Ballot
A mention of the role Olympia Brown played in Wisconsin's woman suffrage campaign.
Image: Olympia Brown
Another image of Brown from the Wisconsin State Historical Society: a younger Brown.
Image: Olympia Brown Willis
From the Wisconsin State Historical Society, a later photograph of Brown.
Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church: History
From the current website of the church Brown once served, a history of that church including her ministry.
Olympia Brown, Determined Reformer
1989 profile from the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women.
Who Was Afraid of Olympia Brown?
Laurie Carter Noble's 4/2000 presentation on Universalist minister Olympia Brown and her ministry.
Wisconsin Lawyer: Olympia Brown
This article emphasizes Brown's role in the woman suffrage movement, especially in Wisconsin.

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