Irene Moorman Blackstone
Irene Moorman Blackstone
Irene Moorman Blackstone was an African-American businesswoman and club member who became active in the fight for women's suffrage. Along with Alva Belmont, she initiated the interracial cooperation of women in the drive for enfranchisement. When the 19th Amendment passed, she turned her activism toward the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and other programs which worked to uplift th
"I asked her] if she really thought colored women would be allowed to vote if the ballot privilege was conferred on them, as it is to the colored men of the South. She assured me that if it were made the law that women might vote, the right would not be denied them"
Irene Moorman Blackstone"I am American. I am Black. And I am proud that I’m Black"
Irene Moorman Blackstone
