Downtown in Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 4, 2023

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Katharine Houghton Hepburn, President, CT Woman Suffrage Assn., and local suffragists welcomed British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst here 1913

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 111.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Notable Events • Railroads & Streetcars • 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 1913.

Location. 41° 46.133′ N, 72° 40.886′ W. Marker is in Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Union Place and Allyn Street, on the right when traveling south on Union Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Union Pl, Hartford CT 06103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley

and in the Knowledge Corridor.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

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the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Park History (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bushnell Park (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Park History (about 700 feet away); Sisters of Mercy (about 700 feet away); Rev'd. John Brady (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Park History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Corning Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Latin School (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Hartford Union Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 4, 2023

2. Hartford Union Station

National Register of Historic Places plaque for Union Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 4, 2023

3. National Register of Historic Places plaque for Union Station

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.