Downtown in Fargo in Cass County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Votes For Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes For Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2022

1. Votes For Women Marker

Inscription. N.D. Votes For Women League Office on third floor of Delendrecie Bldg. 1912-1918. Suffragists worked here for voting rights for women.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Notable Buildings • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 46° 52.461′ N, 96° 47.366′ W. Marker is in Fargo, North Dakota, in Cass County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Main Avenue (U.S. 10) and 7th Street South, on the right when traveling east on Main Avenue. Marker is located beside the sidewalk at the southeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 624 Main Avenue, Fargo ND 58103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Red River Valley.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Depot Plaza Story (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Northern Caboose X227 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fargo & Moorhead Streetcar Railway (about 700 feet away); Northern Pacific Railroad

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(about 700 feet away); Great Northern Railway (about 700 feet away); Red River Valley Crops (approx. 0.2 miles away); City Hall & Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bill of Rights (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fargo.

Also see . . .
1. Marker in Downtown Fargo celebrates 100 years of women’s right to vote.

Helen DeLendrecie was a well known suffragist in the Fargo-Moorhead area who fought for women’s right to vote during the early 1900s. She and her husband O.J owned DeLendrecie’s Department Store on Main Avenue which is now an apartment building. “She said, ‘We’re willing to offer you free office space to have the office of the North Dakota Women’s League here." The organization operated on the third floor of the department store from 1912 to 1918.

(Submitted on September 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Women's Suffrage 1912-1920.

In 1912, a chapter of the Votes for Women League organized in Fargo. In 1912, suffragists had the support of progressives, the Republican Party, and the Socialist Party. Democrats promised only to give suffrage some “consideration.” Nationally, the movement was picking
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2022

2. Votes For Women Marker
(looking east from 7th Street South)
up steam. Several western states passed woman suffrage bills and opponents had to admit there were no ill effects.

(Submitted on September 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

DeLendrecie Building (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2022

3. DeLendrecie Building (northeast elevation)

(marker is visible just left of the stop sign)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.