Matilda Joslyn Gage

Matilda Joslyn Gage

(1826–1898) journalist United States

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Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826–1898) was a United States journalist, known for History of Woman Suffrage.

About Matilda Joslyn Gage

Matilda Joslyn Gage was an American writer and activist. She is mainly known for her contributions to women's suffrage in the United States, but also campaigned for Native American rights, abolitionism, and freethought. She is the eponym for the Matilda effect, which describes the tendency to deny women credit for scientific invention. She influenced her son-in-law L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Known for:

History of Woman Suffrage

Notable works:

History of Women Suffrage

Awards:

National Women's Hall of Fame

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