Beach in Golden Valley County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Votes for Women
Road to the 19th Amendment
— National Votes for Women Trail —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2022
1. Votes for Women Marker
Clara Darrow, President N.D. Votes For Women League, spoke to crowd in Beach Sept. 1914 during suffrage campaign throughout state.
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 17.)
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 month for this entry is September 1914.
Location. 46° 54.796′ N, 104° 0.301′ W. Marker is in Beach, North Dakota, in Golden Valley County. Marker is on 1st Avenue Southeast south of 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted beside the sidewalk, near the northeast corner of the Little Beaver School House — part of the Golden Valley County Museum complex. Marker is directly across 1st Street Southeast from the Golden Valley County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beach ND 58621, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Custer Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Join the Voyage of Discovery (approx. 9.8 miles away in Montana); Welcome to Dinosaur Country (approx. 9.8 miles away in Montana); Pierre Wibaux
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1. Dakota Datebook: Votes for Women League.
The Votes for Women's League began to establish itself in North Dakota in 1912. Fargo was the first community to form a Votes for Women League on February 4. It grew quickly. Mrs. Clara Darrow was elected president, and many "well known Fargo women ... entered their names on the charter membership list," according to reports.(Submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. TIMELINE: North Dakota votes for women.
1914 • Suffragists Clara Darrow and Elizabeth Anderson campaign for approval of the full suffrage law and establish 200 Votes for Women clubs across the state.(Submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. 100 Years of Votes For Women: How the ballot was won in North Dakota.
By 1912, the first statewide suffrage organization had formed in Fargo, led by Darrow, and the larger towns all had Votes for Women Leagues. In 1919, Congress passed the women’s(Submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution. North Dakota became the 20th state to ratify the amendment on Dec. 1, 1919.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 20222. Votes for Women Marker
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2022
3. Little Beaver School House
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2022
4. Golden Valley County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
