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Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robyn Young, March 25, 2022
1. Votes for Women Marker
Inscription. Justice Bell, Replica of Liberty Bell, toured PA to raise awareness & support for women's suffrage. Parade passed here August 11, 1915.
 
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 102.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: 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 11, 1915.
 
Location. 41° 14.353′ N, 77° 1.087′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It is on West 4th Street (Pennsylvania Route 2014) 0.1 miles west of Campbell Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 W 4th St, Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the
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Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Covenant Central Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Way's Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing (about 400 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away); Herdic House-Park Hotel (about 500 feet away); John Franklin Meginness (about 500 feet away); Frances Tipton Hunter (about 500 feet away); Main Entrance (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robyn Young, March 25, 2022
2. Votes for Women Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2022, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2022, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 26, 2026