Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 26, 2021

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. On Aug. 18, 1915, Alabama Equal Suffrage Association and Birmingham Barons hosted suffrage day here in support of women's suffrage

Erected 2021 by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 60.)

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 date for this entry is August 18, 1915.

Location. 33° 30.189′ N, 86° 51.394′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is on 2nd Avenue West east of 12th Street West, on the right when traveling east. Located near the Rickwood Field box office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1137 2nd Ave W, Birmingham AL 35204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rickwood Field (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Rickwood Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Birmingham - Southern College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Walker Memorial Church (approx. one mile away); Wilson's Raiders (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Elyton Courthouse Bell

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); United Confederate Veterans (approx. 1.2 miles away); Graymont Elementary School (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

More about this marker. The historic-ballpark-turned-museum, Rickwood Field, is America's oldest ballpark and is the former home of the Birmingham Barons & Black Barons.

Also see . . .
1. William G. Pomeroy Foundation website page about this marker. (Submitted on December 26, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT). National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) (Submitted on March 9, 2023.)

Votes for Women Marker at the historic Rickwood Field. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 26, 2021

2. Votes for Women Marker at the historic Rickwood Field.

Marker is on left side of ballpark in background.

Votes for Women Marker next to box office window. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 26, 2021

3. Votes for Women Marker next to box office window.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.