Quaker Women of Sandy Spring | Education & Equality

This episode of Ballot and Beyond, contributed by the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, was written by Pamela Young. The reader is Allison Weiss, Executive Director, Sandy Spring Museum. Sandy Spring, Maryland, was settled in 1727 by Quakers who strongly valued education and social justice. Many were active in social movements promoting peace and the abolition of slavery. Quakers believe in equality of all persons, so women are considered equals to men. With this emphasis on human equality, education, and justice, it is not surprising that Sandy Spring fostered activism for women's suffrage. In  1889, a local women's suffrage association was organized and went on to serve as a hotbed of suffrage activity emanating out of the rural Montgomery County community. Ballot & Beyond is powered by Preservation Maryland, the state’s largest and oldest non-profit dedicated to public history, built heritage, and cultural landscapes.