Ernestine L. Rose Ernestine Rose (1810-1892) was a pro-suffrage, anti-slavery orator in the United States whose activism was recognized by contemporaries as a key contribution to the suffrage movement. This photo is in the public domain. Print Full Image Related contentThis Week in History: Suffragist and anti-slavery activist Ernestine Rose addresses annual Thomas Paine dinnerThis Week in History: Ernestine Rose presides over national women's rights conventionEncyclopedia Article: Ernestine RoseEncyclopedia Article: Suffrage in the United StatesEncyclopedia Article: Feminism in the United States