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Urban Core in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Votes for Women - Florence M. Cooley Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, October 18, 2022
1. Votes for Women - Florence M. Cooley Marker
Inscription. Florence M. Cooley helped est. Florida Equal Franchise League headquartered in former Cohen Bros. Store on this site ca 1914.
 
Erected 2022 by National Collaborative for Women's History Sites, and William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 138.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
 
Location. 30° 19.787′ N, 81° 39.575′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Urban Core. Marker is on West Duval Street just east of Hogan Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in front of City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 West Duval Street, Jacksonville FL 32202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jacksonville's 1901 Fire (a few steps from this marker); The Seminole Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacksonville Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); John Milton Bryan Simpson (within shouting distance of this marker); King’s Road Meets Apalache Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); 1960 Civil Rights Demonstration
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Fitzgerald Kennedy (about 300 feet away); Jacksonville Young Mens Christian Association (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
 
Regarding Votes for Women. In the sweltering heat of June 1912, a few neighborhood ladies met in the private home of Mrs. Herbert L. Anderson, located at 224 Market St in Jacksonville to discuss closing meat markets on Sunday. "Quite accidentally, it was discovered that most of those present were ardent suffragists." Thus, they called up club women who had not left for the summer. Approximately, forty women gathered and agreed to organize an equal suffrage league to be called the Florida Equal Franchise League. The movement attracted great attention, and before long more than one hundred persons attended the monthly meetings. Private homes could no longer accommodate the league. Under the leadership of Florence Cooley, a permanent public site was secured to hold their meetings. Jacob Elias Cohen of Cohen Bros., gave the league a room in the large St. James office building, making it the first suffrage headquarters in Florida.
 
Also see . . .
Votes for Women - Florence M. Cooley Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, October 18, 2022
2. Votes for Women - Florence M. Cooley Marker

1. Florience M. Cooley. (Submitted on October 25, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
2. National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT). National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) (Submitted on March 9, 2023.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2023. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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