1914–1965
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Sarah Massey Overton
1850–1914
United States
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Sarah Massey Overton (c. 1850 – August 24, 1914) was an American suffragist, women's rights activist, and African-American rights activist. In the 1880s, she became a leader in the fight to allow African-American children in California to attend public school. In 1906, she cofounded San Jose's Garden City Women's Club, and lobbied in favor of interracial women's club coalitions for women's suffrage.
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