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 Jason Voigt, June 14, 2023

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Headquarters of the Cayuga County Political Equality Club here 1914-1916. Founded 1891. Championed women's suffrage until won in New York in 1917.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 167.)

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 1891.

Location. 42° 55.864′ N, 76° 34.016′ W. Marker is in Auburn, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Genesee Street west of South Street (New York State Route 34), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the Exchange Street alley. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Genesee St, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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: Site of Bostwick's Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Site of the Old Western Exchange Tavern (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Votes for Women (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Women’s Educational & Industrial Union (WEIU) (about 400 feet away); Auburn Memorial City Hall (about 400 feet away); South Street Area Historic District (about 500 feet away); David Munson Osborne Memorial City Hall (about 500 feet away); Westminster Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

More about this marker. Marker text repeats on both sides.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 14, 2023

2. Votes for Women Marker

Marker is located at the Exchange Street alley.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.