East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — 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 Pete Skillman, April 5, 2024

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Mabel Lloyd Ridgely. 1872-1962. President of Delaware Equal Suffrage Association, 1919-1920. Led Delaware ratification effort.

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 30.)

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 1919.

Location. 39° 9.402′ N, 75° 31.415′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on The Green just east of South State Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 The Green, Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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 New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ridgely House (a few steps from this marker); In the Council Chamber of Elizabeth Battell's Golden Fleece Tavern (a few steps from this marker); The Golden Fleece Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Delaware Decides (within shouting distance of this marker); The Green (within shouting distance of this marker); The Delaware Line (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Delaware's Struggle for Women's Right to Vote (within shouting distance of this marker); State House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Votes for Women Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 5, 2024

2. Votes for Women Marker wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.