East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Delaware's Struggle for Women's Right to Vote

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022

1. Delaware's Struggle for Women's Right to Vote Marker

Inscription. In March 1920, Governor John G. Townsend called a special session of the Delaware General Assembly to vote on the ratification of the 19th amendment. Suffrage and anti-suffrage groups descended on Dover that spring to try to sway the vote in their favor. On May 5, 1920, the Delaware Senate ratified the amendment. The House adjourned on June 2 without passing the amendment, securing a victory for anti-suffragists. After Tennessee's ratification in August 1920, the 19th Amendment became law, ensuring the right to vote could not be denied to women. Delaware's General Assembly ratified the 19th Amendment on March 6, 1923.

Erected 2020 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-131.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1920.

Location. 39° 9.401′ N, 75° 31.377′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It can be reached from The Green east of South State Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 The Green, Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

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

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: State House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Decides (within shouting distance of this marker); Ridgely House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Delaware Line (within shouting distance of this marker); Votes for Women (within shouting distance of this marker); An Army of Restoration (CCC) (within shouting distance of this marker); In the Council Chamber of Elizabeth Battell's Golden Fleece Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022

2. Delaware's Struggle for Women's Right to Vote Marker

in Dover.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022

3. Delaware's Struggle for Women's Right to Vote Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.