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Virginia and Francis Minor: Forgotten Suffrage Pioneers

Join bestselling author Nicole Evelina as she discusses the lives of these pioneers and the impact they continue having on voting rights.

Virginia and Francis Minor were key early leaders in the quest for female suffrage. Virginia founded the Woman Suffrage Association of Missouri, the first organization of its kind in the country - possibly the world - and the couple were the only people to bring women's voting and citizenship rights to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Nicole Evelina is a USA Today bestselling author and biographer living in South Bend, Indiana, who writes historical fiction, non-fiction, and women’s fiction. Her books have won more than 50 awards, including four Book of the Year designations. Nicole is now a hybrid author, but was named Missouri’s Top Independent Author by Library Journal and Biblioboard as the winner of the Missouri Indie Author Project in 2018. She has been awarded the North Street Book Prize and the Sarton Women’s Book Award. One of her novels, Madame Presidentess, was previously optioned for film.

Nicole’s fiction tells the stories of strong women from history and today, with a focus on biographical historical fiction, while her non-fiction focuses on women’s history. Both share the
stories of unknown or little-known figures. She is also a ghostwriter employed by Kevin Anderson and Associates, as well as Gotham Ghostwriters. Nicole’s writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Independent Journal, Curve Magazine and numerous historical publications. She is represented by Amy Collins of Talcott Notch Literary. You can find her online at
http://nicoleevelina.com/.

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