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Women march in suffragette parade, Washington, DC.
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Petition for Universal Suffrage.
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Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed and sent to the states for ratification.
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H.J. Res. 1, Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women.
F emale F irsts: A Timeline Over our 140-year legacy, there have been a number of female-centric milestones. Featured below are notable accomplishments by women who were the first to discover, first to achieve, and the first to break down barriers at Sam Houston State University.
1879 —Emma Moore Barrett: the first student to enroll at the Sam Houston Weatherall
Normal Institute. Barrett is known for her work with deaf and blind students and taught at the Blind Institute in Austin.
1972—Bettye Weatherall: the first African-American female faculty member at
SHSU. Weatherall was hired beginning in the fall semester of 1972 and devoted 26 years at SHSU as an associate professor, program coordinator, acting chair, and finally in the fall of 1989, professor of home economics and chair of the consumer services, fashion, and design. Guerrant
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1976—Audrey Guerrant: the first woman to be named an SHSU distinguished
alumni. Guerrant, one of Huntsville’s best loved and most respected businesswomen, managed to earn her Bachelor of Science degree in 1940 and complete her Master of Education degree while devoting countless hours to community services of every description. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that SHSU can bestow upon its alumni. It recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves through exemplary personal and professional achievements and who have made significant contributions to Sam Houston State or to society, thus reflecting honor and distinction on the university.
1977—Karen Lindsey: the first female commissioned through the SHSU ROTC
program. Lindsey received a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education, Teacher Education. During her service, she was a Counterguerrilla and earned her Parachutist Badge, SCBC, SCAC, and Electronic Warfare. She was on the All-Army basketball team. After her military service, she has been in pharmaceutical sales and currently resides in Terry, MS. Lopez
1980—Annabel Lopez: the first African American Homecoming Queen at SHSU. As a Radio, Television and Film Broadcasting major she worked on CATV-7 news as a reporter, producer and director. She was also president of Alpha Epsilon Rho and active in Delta Sigma Theta.
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