South Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ivy Stranahan

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Ivy Stranahan Marker image. Click for full size.

1. Ivy Stranahan Marker

Inscription. Suffragist, Educator, Philanthropist. Founding member Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club. Leader in Florida Equal Suffrage Association 1917-1920.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 144.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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 1917.

Location. 26° 7.304′ N, 80° 8.59′ W. Marker is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in Broward County. It is in South Fort Lauderdale. It can be reached from South Andrews Avenue south of East Broward Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale FL 33301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf

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of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Museum Building (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonial Hotel (about 800 feet away); Fort Lauderdale High School, 1915-1962 Home of the Flying L'S (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hoch Heritage Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Philemon Nathaniel Bryan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); King-Cromartie House (approx. ¼ mile away); Shippey House (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Fort Lauderdale Village (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Lauderdale.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oliver Building (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Ivy Stranahan. Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan worked to advance the rights of all women, including the Seminole Indians and African Americans. She lobbied for women's voting

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rights, spending weeks in Tallahassee each legislative session. She sent resolutions to President Wilson, Congress, and FL U.S. senators, urging them to pass the amendment to the U.S. Constitution enfranchising women. In the Florida Equal Suffrage Association (FESA), Stranahan served on the executive board and chaired committees:
1917 – President.
1918 - 1919 – First VP and Chair of the Legislative Committee.
1920 – Resolutions Committee.

Also see . . . 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 January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2023. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 34 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 8, 2023. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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