Carson City, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Felice Cohn

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Felice Cohn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joanne Goodwin, December 10, 2019

1. Felice Cohn Marker

Inscription. Lawyer & co-founder Nevada Equal Franchise Society. Wrote Woman Suffrage Bill passed by legislature 1911, 1913 and by voters 1914.

Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • 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 1911.

Location. 39° 9.792′ N, 119° 45.994′ W. Marker is in Carson City, Nevada. Marker is on South Carson Street (Business U.S. 395) just south of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 S Carson St, Carson City NV 89701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tribute to Nevada Miners (here, next to this marker); Ormsby House (within shouting distance of this marker); Kit Carson 1843 – 44 (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Van Santvoord Curry (within shouting distance of this marker); Nevada’s Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Carson City (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Charles Hotel

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Carson City (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carson City.

More about this marker. The Cohn family home no longer exists, therefore the best place for visibility and appropriate context was the State Legislature where Cohn's draft legislation became law.

Regarding Felice Cohn. Felice Cohn was a founding member (1911) of the Nevada Equal Franchise Society, a Carson City native, and an attorney. Cohn drafted the resolution to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow women to vote. It went through revisions but the basis of the legislation that passed both houses has been attributed to her. She continued to advocate through the law for women and children in the state.

Additional keywords. Nevada; woman suffrage; law

Installation of the Felice Cohn Marker image. Click for full size.

circa December 10, 2019

2. Installation of the Felice Cohn Marker

National Votes for Women Trail, a project of the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2022, by Joanne Goodwin of Las Vegas, Nevada. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on May 15, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2022, by Joanne Goodwin of Las Vegas, Nevada. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.