Irene Moorman Blackstone

thumb|Irene L. Moorman Irene Moorman Blackstone (January 1872 – after 1944) was an African-American businesswoman and club member who became active in the fight for women's suffrage. Along with Alva Belmont, she initiated the interracial cooperation of women in the drive for enfranchisement. When the 19th Amendment passed, she turned her activism toward the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and other programs which worked to uplift the black community and prevent the exclusion of and discrimination against blacks in attaining socio-economic and political equality. Quotes I asked her] if she really thought colored women would be allowed to vote if the ballot privilege was conferred on them, as it is to the colored men of the South. She assured me that if it were made the law that women might vote, the right would not be denied them I am American. I am Black. And I am proud that I’m Black Irene Moorman Blackstone,27 March 2021 External Links Category:Women's rights activists Category:Feminists Category:1944 deaths Category:1872 births Category:African-American business executives Category:People from Virginia Category:20th-century African-American people