Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Woman Suffrage Rallies

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

1. Woman Suffrage Rallies Marker

Inscription. Centennial Park was the site of May Day rallies held annually from 1914 until 1920, when the Tennessee General Assembly ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing the right to vote to American women. Suffragists marched from the State Capitol to Centennial Park, where thousands gathered to hear speakers such as Anne Dallas Dudley, Maria Thompson Daviess, Sue Shelton White, Catherine Kenny, and Abby Crawford Milton.

Erected 2013 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 155.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 36° 9.22′ N, 86° 48.737′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. It is on 25th Avenue North just south of Park Plaza, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2018 Park Plaza, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: HCA Healthcare (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Centennial Park Swimming Pool

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(about 400 feet away); Powder Grinding Wheels (about 500 feet away); Pageantry & Promotion at the Exposition (about 700 feet away); "Miss Finnie Pearl" (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Lake Called Watauga (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Exposition's Negro Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Exposition Ends, Centennial Park Begins (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . Women's Suffrage in Tennessee. Collection of the Tennessee Secretary of State's office. (Submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Woman Suffrage Rallies Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.