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Doris Stevens
1888–1963
A fearless suffragist and international women's rights advocate, she helped carry the fight for equality from White House picket lines to legal reform across the Americas. Her writing captures both the urgency and the courage of that movement.
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Jailed for Freedom
by Doris Stevens
About the author
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Doris Stevens became active in the suffrage movement after studying at Oberlin College, where she earned a degree in sociology in 1911. She worked as a teacher and social worker before joining the National American Woman Suffrage Association and later the Congressional Union, becoming one of the most visible organizers in the campaign for women's voting rights.
She is especially remembered for her role in the National Woman's Party and for taking part in the militant suffrage protests that included picketing the White House. Stevens later wrote Jailed for Freedom, a vivid account of the struggle for the vote and the imprisonment of activists, helping preserve the story of the movement for later generations.
After the Nineteenth Amendment, her work expanded beyond suffrage into international law and women's legal status. She served as the first chair of the Inter-American Commission of Women and was the first female member of the American Institute of International Law, continuing her push for women's equality on a global stage.