Reno in Washoe County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Votes for Women
Washoe County Bank Building
Photographed by Joanne Goodwin
1. Votes for Women Marker
Inscription.
Votes for Women. Washoe County Bank Building. The Nevada Equal Franchise Society founded in 1911 moved to the Washoe County Bank Building at this location in 1913. This office sent suffrage news to papers across the state, set up national figures for speaking tours, and recruited workers from the national suffrage organizations to canvass the state. Anne Martin's tenure as president of the NEFS (1912-1914), followed her participation in the British suffrage campaigns and preceded her run for the US Senate in 1918 and 1920. She helped to establish a statewide network of suffrage leagues in every county to gain male voters' support. Success came on November 3, 1914 when voters in all but four counties passed full suffrage for women. This marker is one of six in Nevada and a part of the National Votes for Women Trail, a project of the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites.
The Nevada Equal Franchise Society founded in 1911 moved to the
Washoe County Bank Building at this location in 1913. This office sent suffrage news to papers across the state, set up national figures for speaking tours, and recruited workers from the national suffrage organizations to canvass the state. Anne Martin's tenure as president of the NEFS (1912-1914), followed her participation in the British suffrage campaigns and preceded her run for the US Senate in 1918 and 1920. She helped to establish a statewide network of suffrage leagues in every county to gain male voters' support. Success came on November 3, 1914 when voters in all but four counties passed full suffrage for women. This marker is one of six in Nevada and a part of the National Votes for Women Trail, a project of the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites.
Erected 2020 by City of Reno, Historic Resources Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 39° 31.603′ N, 119° 48.799′ W. Marker is in Reno, Nevada, in Washoe County.
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It is on North Virginia Street (Business U.S. 395) just south of East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 N Virginia St, Reno NV 89501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada and in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2022, by Joanne Goodwin of Las Vegas, Nevada. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on January 5, 2024, by E Gardner of Reno, Nevada. Photos:1. submitted on December 29, 2022, by Joanne Goodwin of Las Vegas, Nevada. 2. submitted on December 30, 2022, by Joanne Goodwin of Las Vegas, Nevada. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
