Bessie Spence Dorrell
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Born
1845
Helen Elizabeth Spence
1845
DiedApril 11, 1945
OccupationMusic teacher
OrganizationEqual Suffrage Study Club
Bessie Spence Dorrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Elizabeth Spence 1845 |
| Died | April 11, 1945 |
| Occupation | Music teacher |
| Organization | Equal Suffrage Study Club |
Bessie Spence Dorrell (1875–1945) was an African American suffragist and music teacher.[1] She was the founding secretary of the Wilmington Equal Suffrage Study Club (WESSC), an African American women's suffrage organization founded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1914.[2]