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Dearborn Homes in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Votes for Women - Ida B. Wells Alpha Suffrage Club Marker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Sherry Williams, Oct1,2021
1. Votes for Women - Ida B. Wells Alpha Suffrage Club Marker Marker
Inscription. In 1913, Ida B. Wells-Barnett organized black-led Alpha Suffrage Club to promote women's right to vote. Former meeting site one block north.
 
Erected 2021 by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 99.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCivil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
 
Location. 41° 50.312′ N, 87° 37.601′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Dearborn Homes. Marker is on South State Street north of East 31st Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Unity Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Pilgrim Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); State Street (approx. half a mile away); Douglas Plaza (approx. half a mile away); Camp Douglas (approx. half a mile away); Welcome to Bronzeville (approx. half a mile away); Chicago Defender Building (approx. half a mile away); Overton Hygienic Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
 
Also see . . .  Pomeroy Foundation page about this marker.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2022. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 20, 2022, by Sherry Williams of Chicago, Illinois. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
 
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