Frederick Douglass Defends Women's Suffrage at Seneca Falls — Legacy Through 1890s

Frederick Douglass, who had been the only man at Seneca Falls in 1848 to support full women's suffrage, remained a vocal advocate throughout his life. His 1888 speech to the International Council of Women was among the most powerful endorsements of women's voting rights given by any major American figure. He died in 1895 hours after attending a women's suffrage rally.