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Blanche Williams Stubbs (1872 – 1952) was an American civil rights activist and suffragist. 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.

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. Possibly inspired by her father's profession and her siblings (several of whom went on to work in the medical field), Blanche attended Howard University, graduating in 1892, 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.

In addition to her work as a teacher, Blanche was active in her community; she assisted in founding the Equal Suffrage Study Club and 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 served as the Delaware chairwoman 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.

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

References

1. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Blanche Williams Stubbs | Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company". search.alexanderstreet.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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3. Mahoney, Eleanor (2018-01-14). "Frederick D. Stubbs (1906-1947)". BlackPast. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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6. "Six named 2019 inductees to Delaware Women's Hall of Fame". Delaware State News. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-07-23.

• 1872 births
• 1952 deaths
• Activists from Wilmington, Delaware
• Howard University alumni
• Activists for African-American civil rights
• Suffragists from Delaware
• African-American suffragists