East of Broadway in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Clara McDiarmid
Road to the 19th Amendment
— National Votes for Women Trail —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2023
1. Clara McDiarmid Marker
Clubwoman, temperance leader and suffragist. Helped found Arkansas Equal Suffrage Association 1888. Led state efforts until her death 1899.
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 107.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 34° 44.096′ N, 92° 16.536′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in East of Broadway. Marker is on Center Street just north of West 15th Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located beside the walkway on the east side of the McDiarmid home. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1424 Center Street, Little Rock AR 72202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McDiarmid House (here, next to this marker); The Dilts House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peay Cottage (about 400 feet away); The Allison-Crawford House (about 400 feet away); Compton-Wood House (about 600 feet away); The Second Sarlo Cottage
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1. Clara McDiarmid. Excerpt:
Clara A. McDiarmid (1847-1899) was active in the women’s club movement, was a leader in the push for temperance, and fought for women’s right to vote. She helped to found the Arkansas Equal Suffrage Association in Little Rock in February 1888 and served as president of the organization. McDiarmid continued to lead state suffrage efforts in Arkansas until her death in 1899. Her former home stands on Center Street in Little Rock, Arkansas.(Submitted on July 29, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Clara Alma Cox McDiarmid (1847–1899). Excerpt:
Clara Alma Cox McDiarmid was Arkansas’s foremost nineteenth-century women’s reformer. She supported suffrage, temperance, women’s education, and the women’s club movement. She first headed the struggle for suffrage in Arkansas in February 1888 as founding president(Submitted on July 29, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)of the Little Rock Suffrage Association. She was already an officer of the local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), for which she became state treasurer that June. In 1891, the Women’s Educational Aid Society elected her president, and she represented it in 1897 during the founding of the Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs (AFWC).Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 20232. Clara McDiarmid Marker(looking west • McDiarmid home in background)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
