Upton in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Suffrage Leaders

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Suffrage Leaders Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2019

1. Suffrage Leaders Marker

Inscription.
Augusta Chissell & Margaret Hawkins held meetings of African American women's suffrage clubs here in their neighboring homes 1915-1916.

Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 39° 18.253′ N, 76° 37.887′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Upton. It is on Druid Hill Avenue (Maryland Route 129) just east of McMechen Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1534 Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore MD 21217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Building Community Organizations (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Howard Payne (1887-1960) House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Community Growth and Faith (about 500 feet away); Thurgood Marshall House (about 600 feet away); The Elks Lodge (about 600 feet away); American Legion Federal Post No. 19 (about 700 feet away); Creating an African American Neighborhood (about 800 feet away); Buy Where You Can Work Campaign & Higher Education (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Also see . . .
1. Maryland black suffragists’ history finally being told 100 years after women won right to vote. Article about the marker in the Baltimore Sun (Submitted on January 24, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

2. Augusta T. Chissell. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 19, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. Margaret Hawkins.

Augusta Chissel image. Click for full size.

via AARP, unknown

2. Augusta Chissel

Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 19, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Margaret Hawkins image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, unknown

3. Margaret Hawkins

1932-1934 Druid Hill Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2019

4. 1932-1934 Druid Hill Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on November 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.