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    Part One: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)

    Behind the Bastards · Jul 28, 2026 · 55 min
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    Rebecca Felton was a major suffragette and the first female senator. She was also, at different points, a slave owner and professional racist who became America's #1 pro-lynching advocate. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_Felton.htm https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-nations-first-woman-senator-was-a-virulent-white-supremacist-180981150/…

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