Helen Holman

Helen Holman
Born1894
East St Louis (Missouri) or East St Louis (Illinois)
DiedUnknown
Other namesHelen A. Holman
OccupationSuffragist Activist

Helen Holman (also known as Helen A. Holman[1]) (1894 - date of death unknown[1]) was an African-American suffragist and political activist. She was active in New York, mainly in Harlem.

Birth and activism in New York

Helen Holman was born in 1894 in East St Louis in Illinois[1], or in St Louis in Missouri[2]. She migrated to New York and was already a known suffragist by 1915[1].

Great Depression and World War II

  1. ^ a b c d "Alexanderstreet Biographical Database of Black Woman Suffragists". Alexanderstreet. 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. ^ McDuffie, Erik S. (2011). Sojourning for Freedom : Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism. Duke University Press (published 27 June 2011). p. 35. ISBN 978-0822350507.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)