THIS GRANT WILL FUND A HISTORIC CONTEXT STUDY THAT IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT THEMES AND SITES RELATED TO BLACK WOMEN S SUFFRAGE AND THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THIS STUDY WHICH WILL BE ORGANIZED BY THEME, PLACE, AND TIME WILL HELP PIECE TOGETHER THE STORIES OF BLACK WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS IN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNDERREPRESENTED ON THE DC INVENTORY OF HISTORIC SITES AND NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR FUTURE EVALUATION OF PROPERTIES NOMINATED FOR INCLUSION IN THE DC INVENTORY OF HISTORIC SITES AND THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND RESULT IN A NEW NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION IN ADDITION, AN EXISTING LANDMARK NOMINATION WILL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION RELATED TO BLACK WOMEN S SUFFRAGE