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Inez Milholland

1886 - 1916

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Inez Milholland Boissevain (August 6, 1886 – November 25, 1916) was a leading American suffragist, lawyer, and peace activist. From her college days at Vassar College, she campaigned aggressively for women’s rights as the principal issue of a wide-ranging socialist agenda. In 1913, she led the dramatic Woman Suffrage Procession on horseback in advance of President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration as a symbolic herald. She was also a labor lawyer and a war correspondent, as well as a high-profile New Woman of the age, with her avant-garde lifestyle and belief in free love. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Inez Milholland is the 751st most popular social activist (down from 727th in 2019), the 16,134th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,055th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Inez Milholland ranks 751 out of 840. Before her are Zainab Salbi, Medea Benjamin, Samar Badawi, Lillian Ngoyi, Máxima Acuña, and Aliaa Magda Elmahdy. After her are Hector Pieterson, Lina Ben Mhenni, Rouzan al-Najjar, Kumi Naidoo, Sarah Hegazi, and Ayanda Denge.

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Among people born in 1886, Inez Milholland ranks 310. Before her are Gus Kahn, Maggie Laubser, Hobart Cavanaugh, Rameshwari Nehru, Virginia Pearson, and Tommy Gorman.  Among people deceased in 1916, Inez Milholland ranks 155. Before her are Joseph Plunkett, George Butterworth, Wilhelm Lützow, Seán Mac Diarmada, Thomas MacDonagh, and Éamonn Ceannt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Inez Milholland ranks 16,141 out of 20,380. Before her are Slade Gorton (1928), Chase Jackson (1994), Terry Hart (1946), Daniel Gafford (1998), Sherman Alexie (1966), and Frank Iero (1981). After her are Heather Nauert (1970), Miranda July (1974), Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958), Darryl Dawkins (1957), Laura Kraut (null), and Josh Pais (1958).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Inez Milholland ranks 132. Before her are Bill Ayers (1944), Ruthie Tompson (1910), Dick Gregory (1932), Edith Windsor (1929), Nils Muižnieks (1964), and Medea Benjamin (1952). After her are Ronan Farrow (1987), Alicia Garza (1981), Cindy Sheehan (1957), Gigi Ibrahim (1988), Amanda Knox (1987), and Frances Haugen (1980).

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