Juno Frankie Seay Pierce
19th Amendment Outdoor Museum
An African American educator and suffragist. Pierce opened the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls in 1923, and she served as its superintendent until 1939. The daughter of a slave, Pierce addressed white women at the inaugural convention of the Tennessee League of Women Voters, held in the Tennessee Capitol in May 1920.
In her address, Frankie Pierce asked, "What will the Negro woman do with the vote?
Yes, we will stand by the white women. We are optimistic because we have faith in the
best white women of the country, of Nashville. We are going to make you proud of us,
because we are going to help you help us and yourselves.” She continued, "We are
interested in the same moral uplift of the community in which we live as you are... We
are asking only one thing-a square deal."
Erected 2020 by Maren Conrad.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women.
Location. 38° 34.533′ N, 121° 28.903′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Midtown. Marker is on 19th Street near K Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 K Street, Sacramento CA 95811, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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More about this marker. This is one of nineteen markers erected in 2020 as part of the "I Vote" project, honoring suffragettes and their work, and thus forming the 19th Amendment Outdoor Museum.
Also see . . . Juneau Frankie Pierce (Tennessee Encyclopedia). (Submitted on April 20, 2021.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.