Nellie Francis, photo courtesy of The Appeal newspaper, via Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/49700184/, circa 1921
Please join us (virtually) for a CLE to learn about Nellie Francis, a key activist in the suffragist movement in Minnesota. Dr. William D. Green of Augsburg University will speak on her remarkable life and achievements.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
1.0 Elimination of Bias Credit
FREE for all attendees
This event is virtual only.
Ms. Francis was born in Nashville in 1874 and moved to St. Paul, Minnesota with her family when she was 11. She was interested in civil rights at an early age, and won a high school speech contest when she spoke on the topic of “the race problem,” which she described as one that existed entirely in the minds of white Americans. After graduation, she was heavily involved with her community, as she was an excellent vocalist and sang in the community, was a teacher at her church, and helped get money for a new organ for the church from Andrew Carnegie. In addition, she was very active in promoting the civil rights of African Americans and had met many prominent Black leaders, such as W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington.
To learn about her activities relating to women’s suffrage, please register for the CLE this Thursday.
Registration information at the Ramsey County Bar Association CLE Calendar. A flyer about the program is located here.
