Read about Anna Howard Shaw a leader in the fight for women's suffrage in America. Grades: 5 6 7 8 Subjects: Social Studies and History American History/U.S. History Suffrage and Women's Rights Themes: Biographies Holidays: Women's History Month Resources ADD TO FAVORITES Add to Folder creative writing children's book activities classroom tools language arts and writing vocabulary Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER Print Library of Congress, Prints and PhotographsAnna Howard Shaw 1847-1919American woman suffrage leaderBorn in England Emigrated to the United States in 1851 Grew up on a farm in Michigan Received a degree in theology (1878) and one in medicine (1885) from Boston University The Methodist Episcopal Church refused to allow her to preachIn 1880 she was ordained by the Methodist Protestant denomination Shaw filled several pastorates in MassachusettsIn 1888 she met Susan B. Anthony, and worked for woman suffrage for the rest of her life Shaw was vice president at large (1892-1904) and president (1904-1915) of the National American Woman Suffrage Association Dr. Shaw campaigned in every state where a suffrage measure was under consideration and was an effective speaker for the suffrage movement Previous Portrait Gallery Index Next -->