Anne B. Gass
​I am the author of We Demand: The Suffrage Road Trip, a historical fiction novel based on the true story of a 1915 road trip for the suffrage cause.
My first book was Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maine’s Fight for Woman Suffrage, a biography that came out in 2014. It's about my great-grandmother, a Maine suffrage leader from 1913-1920. Both are published by
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I am a “women’s rights history activist” - I love sharing what I've learned about this rich history with others, hoping to inspire their activism!
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I love that my daughter, Emma Leavitt, provided the illustrations!
I lecture regularly on suffrage history at libraries, historical societies, high schools, colleges, and for news media- including guest appearances on Maine Public Radio’s Maine Calling and a recent national CBS Evening News segment for Women’s Equality Day. Learn more about my lectures on my Historian page.
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My appreciation for history is tied to my lifelong community activism and work in the areas of mental health, affordable housing, community development, land conservation, suffrage history and women’s rights.
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I serve as an appointed member of Maine's Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. Previously, I served on the steering committee of the Maine Suffrage Centennial Collaborative, and led the effort to erect seven roadside markers across Maine honoring suffragists.
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In 1993 I founded ABG Consulting LLC, a small business that supports nonprofits, local and state governments, and foundations to help people in need build stable, productive lives.