Rev. Anna Howard Shaw MD
(1847-1919)
“Shaw was both a medical doctor and ordained as the first woman minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. She was als​o a prominent advocate for the temperance movement, and dedicated to the cause of woman suffrage… In 1904, Shaw became president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), leaving a mixed legacy. Both Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were deeply critical of Shaw’s leadership. While she fought for the rights of working-class women, Shaw was largely uninterested in obtaining suffrage for women of color. A committed nativist, Shaw’s anti-immigrant politics were laced through her speeches and lectures.” (Oregon.gov)
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