Barbara Blackman was born on September 3, 1880, in St. Louis, Missouri. After spending her childhood in Europe with her family, she returned to the United States and attended Washington University Art School. While there, she met her future husband, David O'Neil. The couple had four children: David, George, Horton, and Barbara, a well-known actress.
O'Neil became the 2nd acting President of the Equal Suffrage League in 1912. As President, she used a variety of methods to gain support for the suffrage movement. One of the noteworthy events she participated in took place during the National Democratic Convention in 1916. Working alongside the National American Woman Suffrage Association, women involved in the Equal Suffrage League staged a visual representation along Locust Street in St. Louis to show the small number of states that had full suffrage. At the end of the street, under a gold canopy, stood O'Neil dressed up "as a triumphant Spirit of Liberty." The demonstration by the Suffrage League garnered the attention of the press and was deemed a success. The organization's major accomplishment was passing the Presidential Suffrage Bill, which passed in 1919. It afforded women in Missouri the right to vote for president and vice-president.
Barbara Blackman O'Neil died at age 82 on December 2, 1963.
Barbara Blackman was born on September 3, 1880, in St. Louis, Missouri. After spending her childhood in Europe with her family, she returned to the United States and attended Washington University Art School. While there, she met her future husband, David O'Neil. The couple had four children: David, George, Horton, and Barbara, a well-known actress.
O'Neil became the 2nd acting President of the Equal Suffrage League in 1912. As President, she used a variety of methods to gain support for the suffrage movement. One of the noteworthy events she participated in took place during the National Democratic Convention in 1916. Working alongside the National American Woman Suffrage Association, women involved in the Equal Suffrage League staged a visual representation along Locust Street in St. Louis to show the small number of states that had full suffrage. At the end of the street, under a gold canopy, stood O'Neil dressed up "as a triumphant Spirit of Liberty." The demonstration by the Suffrage League garnered the attention of the press and was deemed a success. The organization's major accomplishment was passing the Presidential Suffrage Bill, which passed in 1919. It afforded women in Missouri the right to vote for president and vice-president.
Barbara Blackman O'Neil died at age 82 on December 2, 1963.
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