Charlestown in Clark County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mary Garrett Hay

ca. 1857-1928

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2022

1. Mary Garrett Hay Marker (side A)

Inscription. Women’s rights activist and political strategist Mary Garrett Hay was born in Charlestown. She worked with the WCTU here and in Indianapolis in the late 1800s, honing her leadership and speaking skills and advancing women’s suffrage. Susan B. Anthony chose Hay to help lead a suffrage campaign in the West, where she founded local leagues and spoke at rallies.

Hay moved to New York City by 1900, where she organized for the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She lived and worked with companion Carrie Chapman Catt for decades. Their nationwide speaking tours proved crucial to the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment. Hay educated newly-enfranchised voters by helping establish the NYC League of Women Voters.

Erected 2021 by Indiana Historical Bureau • League of Women Voters of South Central Indiana • Friends of Mary Garrett Hay. (Marker Number 10.2021.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 38° 26.601′ N, 85° 39.706′ W. Marker is in Charlestown, Indiana, in Clark County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street

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and Short Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Marker is in Charlestown Town Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown IN 47111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Masonic Capital of Indiana (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Green Tree Tavern (about 800 feet away); Downs House (about 800 feet away); Grave of Jonathan Jennings (approx. ¼ mile away); Fern Grove and Rose Island Resorts (approx. one mile away); Indiana State Parks: The First 100 Years 1916-2016 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rose Island (approx. 2.1 miles away); John Work Home and Mill (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlestown.

Also see . . . Mary Garrett Hay. Wikipedia entry on the suffragist and community organizer. (Submitted on September 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Mary Garrett Hay Marker (side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2022

2. Mary Garrett Hay Marker (side B)

Mary Garrett Hay image. Click for full size.

Unknown via University of Rochester Libraries (Public Domain), January 2, 1896

3. Mary Garrett Hay

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.