Belle Christie Critchett

Belle Christie Ferguson Critchett (March 9, 1867 – January 6, 1956) was an American social activist and suffragist.

She worked with suffragist Maude E. Craig Sampson to increase opportunities for Black women voters.

[2] She was also the secretary of the First Presbyterian Woman's auxiliary, which was at the time one of the largest women's organizations in the city.

[7] She was involved with the Texas Equal Suffrage Association (TESA), acting as the National Committee Member in 1917.

[11] Also in 1918, Critchett attempted to get Black women to serve as county clerks in the upcoming elections, though she and Maude E. Craig Sampson were unsuccessful in the project.