East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Delaware Women's Suffrage Memorial
"We are called the Iron-Jawed Angels. Is that supposed to be an insult?"
Delaware suffrage leader Mabel Vernon
In tribute to the heroic effort of those Delawareans who fought unceasingly for generations to bring about passage of the women's suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution, an effort that ultimately succeeded in 1920.
These women and many other Delawareans fought for many years to give American women to vote some even suffered arrest and imprisonment, at last, on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment became part of the United States Constitution.
Erected by The State of Delaware.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Law Enforcement • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1920.
Location. 39° 9.452′ N, 75° 31.227′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is at the intersection of Legislative Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard North, on the left when traveling south on Legislative Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 Legislative Ave, Dover DE
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Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: The First State Heritage Park of Dover (a few steps from this marker); Delaware Women's Service Monument (a few steps from this marker); The Women of the Delaware Women's Military Service Monument (a few steps from this marker); We hold in respectful memory (a few steps from this marker); Legislative Hall: Delaware's Capitol Building (a few steps from this marker); The State of Delaware Historical Markers Program (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Public Archives (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Delaware (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022
2. Delaware Women's Suffrage Memorial [reverse]
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,410 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
