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Thousands of Minnesota women have fought for access to the ballot and related causes. Meet some of those women here.

Sabrie Akin.

Sabrie Akin

Sarah Gates Baird.

Sarah Gates Baird

Marie Bottineau Baldwin.

Marie Bottineau Baldwin

Pat Bellanger.

Pat Bellanger

Isabelle Bellecourt.

Isabelle Bellecourt

Fanny Brin.

Fanny Brin

W Gertrude Brown.

W. Gertrude Brown

Myrtle Cain.

Myrtle Cain

Florence Welles Carpenter.

Florence Welles Carpenter

Sarah Tarleton Colvin.

Sarah Tarleton Colvin

Gratia Countryman.

Gratia Countryman

Grace Kaercher Davis.

Grace Kaercher Davis

Cora Smith Eaton.

Cora Smith Eaton

Nellie Griswold Francis.

Nellie Griswold Francis

Ione Wood Gibbs.

Ione Wood Gibbs

Lavinia Gilfillan.

Lavinia Gilfillan

Emily Goodridge Grey.

Emily Goodridge Grey

Joan Growe.

Joan Growe

Anna Arnold Hedgeman.

Anna Arnold Hedgeman

Sue Dickey Hough

Sue Dickey Hough

Gertrude Hunter.

Gertrude Hunter

Ethel Hurd.

Ethel Hurd

Nanny Jaeger.

Nanny Jaeger

Josie Johnson.

Josie Johnson

Nellie Stone Johnson.

Nellie Stone Johnson

Hannah Kempfer.

Hannah Kempfer

Amanda Lyles.

Amanda Lyles

Jenova Martin

Jenova Martin

Katie McWatt.

Katie McWatt

Bertha Moller.

Bertha Moller

Debbie Montgomery.

Debbie Montgomery

Julia B Nelson.

Julia B. Nelson

Marguerite Newburgh.

Marguerite Newburgh

Claire O’Connor.

Claire O’Connor

Mabeth Hurd Paige.

Mabeth Hurd Paige

Emily Peake.

Emily Peake

Theresa Peyton.

Theresa Peyton

Sarah Burger Stearns.

Sarah Burger Stearns

Ruth Tanbara.

Ruth Tanbara

Clara Ueland.

Clara Ueland

Elsa Ueland.

Elsa Ueland

Charlotte Van Cleve.

Charlotte Van Cleve

Marguerite Milton Wells.

Marguerite Milton Wells