Auburn in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 17, 2023

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription.
Women's educational and industrial union, est. 1882. Inspired working women to join suffrage movement. Building opened on this site in 1907.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 169.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 42° 55.805′ N, 76° 33.968′ W. Marker is in Auburn, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of South Street and Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling north on South Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn NY 13021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Auburn Memorial City Hall (a few steps from this marker); David Munson Osborne Memorial City Hall (a few steps from this marker); South Street Area Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Women’s Educational & Industrial Union (WEIU) (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st N.Y. Independent Battery Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); William H. Seward

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Cayuga County Civil War Soldiers And Sailors Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Westminster Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 17, 2023

2. Votes for Women Marker

The statue of Harriet Tubman is in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.