Blanche Williams Stubbs

Blanche Willams Stubbs (1872-1952) was an American civil rights activist and suffragette. A prominent activist in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2019 it was announced that she was to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women.

Blanche Willams Stubbs
Born
Blanche Willams

1872
Died
1952
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActivist, suffragette

Biography

Blanche Williams was born in Wisconsin in February 1872. She was the daughter of a successful barber, and Blanche moved with her family as they relocated to Philadelphia in 1900.[1] Possibly inspired by her father's profession and her siblings (several of whom went on to work in the medical field),[1] Blanche attended Howard University, and later moved to Wilmington, Delaware to teach at a local high school. While in Wilmington she married Dr. J. Bacon Stubbs, a fellow Howard alumnus.[1][2][3]

In addition to her work as a teacher, Blanche was active in her community; she assisted in founding the Garrett Settlement House (a black orphanage and community center), campaigned for women's suffrage in Delaware, and supported the overturning of the State of Delaware's segregation laws. She also severed as the Delaware chairwomen for the National Republican Women's Auxiliary Committee, and served as a member of the National Association of Colored Women. Blanche died in Wilmington in 1952.[1][4]

In 2019, Blanche Williams Stubbs was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women by Delaware Governor John Carney.[5]

References
  1. "Biographical Sketch of Blanche Williams Stubbs | Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company". search.alexanderstreet.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. Mahoney, Eleanor (2018-01-14). "Frederick D. Stubbs (1906-1947)". BlackPast. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. Varel, David A. (2018-04-13). The Lost Black Scholar: Resurrecting Allison Davis in American Social Thought. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226534916.
  4. Integrating Delaware: The Reddings of Wilmington (Newark, Del.: University of Delaware Press, 2003); Carol Hoffecker and Annette Woolard, "Black Women in Delaware's History,". URL:http://www1.udel.edu/BlackHistory/blackwomen.html
  5. "Six named 2019 inductees to Delaware Women's Hall of Fame". Delaware State News. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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