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Pearson became a leading figure in the anti-suffrage movement in
Tennessee after promising her dying mother to continue opposing women's suffrage. She fought for women's rights by writing essays on feminism, suffrage, and related topics. Despite being a well-educated and independent woman herself,
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Pearson worked for many organizations and held positions such as the women's auxiliary president for the Dixie
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Pearson and other antis feared that women's suffrage would disrupt traditional gender roles and potentially enfranchise Black voters, which they believed would threaten white supremacy.
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