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Mabel Vernon Addressing Crowd at Van Buren Street and Michigan Avenue, 1916

Mabel Vernon Addressing Crowd at Van Buren Street and Michigan Avenue, 1916
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From the late 1860s until 1920, advocates of women's suffrage gave numerous public speeches to champion women's right to vote. In 1916 suffragist Mabel Vernon addressed a crowd at the intersection of Van Buren Street and Michigan Avenue.