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About Florence Blanche Williams
Blanche Stubbs, the wife of Wilmington doctor J. Bacon Stubbs, was a teacher and worked for Women's Suffrage. Mrs. Stubbs served as the head of the Equal Suffrage Study Club, a group of African American women who favored women's right to vote. In 1914, Stubbs marched in Delaware's first "suffrage" parade in Wilmington and was mentioned by a local newspaper as a leader in the movement.
Stubbs was involved in the Thomas Garrett Settlement House as well. The Garrett House, named after Harriet Tubman's friend and fellow conductor on the Underground Railroad, was founded in 1911 by the City Federation of Colored Women. Blanche Stubbs served as president of the Federation and Director of the Settlement for many years. The Garrett Settlement House offered classes to black adults and children, including a kindergarten, as well as recreational activities. Through Mrs. Stubbs' efforts, classes in food conservation, a baby-weighing station and a public nurse were also available there.
Mrs. Stubbs was also president of the City Federation of Christian Workers.
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Florence Blanche Williams's Timeline
| 1872 |
February 29, 1872
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Marquette, MI, United States
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| 1898 |
October 6, 1898
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DE, United States
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| 1904 |
November 21, 1904
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DE, United States
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| 1906 |
March 16, 1906
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Wilmington, DE, United States
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| 1952 |
March 11, 1952
Age 80
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Wilmington, DE, United States
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Wilmington, DE, United States
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