Red Lion Hundred in Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Equal Suffrage Study Club

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022

1. Equal Suffrage Study Club Marker

Inscription. In 1914, the Equal Suffrage Study Club, founded by and for African American women, encouraged the public to campaign for women's voting rights and inclusion of African American women. This club was one of Delaware's most active suffrage organizations with members speaking in public, lobbying, and marching. On April 13, 1920, with encouragement from Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Florence Bayard Hilles, citizens of this district passed a verbal resolution asking Representative Lester to support the 19th Amendment in the colored schoolhouse near this site.

Erected 2021 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-258.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 13, 1920.

Location. 39° 34.141′ N, 75° 35.479′ W. Marker is in Delaware City, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Red Lion Hundred. It is on Michael N. Castle Trail 0.3 miles south of 5th Street (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 5th St, Delaware City DE 19706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Fort DuPont (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Michelle N. Smith Bridge (about 500 feet away); Polktown, Delaware (about 700 feet away); Who is Buried Here? (about 700 feet away); African Union Church Cemetery (about 700 feet away); United States Colored Troops in this Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Polktown's Cemetery Rediscovered (about 800 feet away); Chapel (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delaware City.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022

2. Equal Suffrage Study Club Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.