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Catherine Mary Douge Williams

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Catherine Mary Douge Williams (c. 1832-1884), also called Mary Williams or C. Mary Williams, was an African-American suffragist and educator who lived and worked in Albany, New York. She was the first Vice President of the Albany Woman's Suffrage Society, one of the first Black women to hold an officer role in a mixed club.

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