Grand Forks in Grand Forks County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Votes For Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes For Woman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2022

1. Votes For Woman Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Local suffragists formed
Woman Suffrage Assoc. 1888
and hosted first statewide
convention in 1895 here
in earlier courthouse

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 15.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • 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 1888.

Location. 47° 55.365′ N, 97° 1.738′ W. Marker is in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in Grand Forks County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Bruce Avenue and South 4th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk near the northeast corner of the Grand Forks County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 South 4th Street, Grand Forks ND 58201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alexander Griggs (a few steps from this marker); Grand Forks County Courthouse (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Electric Construction Company (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clifford Annex (approx. 0.2 miles away); First National Bank Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Finks and Gokey Block (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grand Forks Flood Protection Project (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Memorial Park (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Forks.

Also see . . . 1895: First statewide convention of the National Woman Suffrage Association.

In 1888 both men and women met at the old courthouse to form a Woman Suffrage Association. An April 13, 1888 article from the Daily Herald described the scene: “The court room was crowded, even standing room being taken.”
In 1895 the courthouse served as the site of the first statewide convention of the National Woman Suffrage Association. During this convention women discussed the issue of woman suffrage in the United States. In the years that followed, the women of North Dakota continued to pursue suffrage and eventually received the right to vote in
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2022

2. Votes For Woman Marker
(looking west • Grand Forks County Courthouse in background)
1920, after all necessary states ratified the 19th Amendment.

(Submitted on September 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.