Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Hazel Hunkins
Road to the 19th Amendment
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2024
1. Hazel Hunkins Marker
Suffrage leader in National Woman’s party. Picketed White House 1917 for right to vote. Former home and family’s jewelry store located nearby.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 210.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • 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 1917.
Location. 45° 47.036′ N, 108° 30.66′ W. Marker is in Billings, Montana, in Yellowstone County. It is on North 30th Street just north of 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in front of the Lincoln Center building west entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 North 30th Street, Billings MT 59101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Yellowstone Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Dude Rancher Lodge (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Austin North House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Babcock Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Billings Chamber of Commerce Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Electric Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Pouder Furniture Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Parmly Billings Library - 1901 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Clark Hotel - 1928 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Billings.
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1. Hazel Hunkins (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). Excerpt:
Suffragist Hazel Hunkins (Hallinan) (1890-1982) of Billings, Montana was a leader in the National Woman’s Party (NWP). The NWP was established during the final years of the women’s suffrage movement, with the sole aim being the immediate passage of an amendment to the United States Constitution that would secure women’s right to vote. Hunkins was a national organizer(Submitted on July 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)for the NWP and worked in the Business Department of the NWP’s official weekly publication, The Suffragist.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 20242. Hazel Hunkins Marker (addendum panel)(mounted directly below the historical marker)
Hazel Hunkins Hallinan
Graduated valedictorian of
Billings High School class of 1908
where she was active on the debate team
During her years of suffrage activism, Hunkins would travel back to Billings, where her family owned a jewelry store. From 1907 to 1919, the store was located in the Babcock Theater Building in Billings.
2. Hazel Hunkins Hallinan (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Hunkins earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Vassar College. She then lectured in chemistry to freshmen at the University of Missouri for three years, whilst beginning a master's degree in chemistry, but was denied promotion despite being better qualified than her male colleagues. She took up the suffragist cause after 200 chemical firms refused to hire her as an industrial chemist because she was a woman. Hunkins served several gaol sentences and took part in prison hunger strikes from 1917. She and other women suffrage protesters considered that they were being held as political prisoners by the US government, as they were American citizens but protesting being denied the vote.(Submitted on July 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. National Votes for Women Trail.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2024
3. Hazel Hunkins Marker
Looking east from North 30th Street; Lincoln Center building is in the background; marker is beside the sidewalk, on right side of the entrance.
Sponsored by the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites, the National Votes for Women Trail seeks to recognize and celebrate the enormous diversity of people and groups active in the struggle for women’s suffrage. In partnership with The William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the federal Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, the National Votes for Women Trail also promotes a program of historical markers to commemorate the people, places, and events important to passage of the Nineteenth amendment in 1920.(Submitted on July 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2024
4. Hazel Hunkins Marker (east side)
Looking west; North 30th Street crosses in the background; east side of marker is identical to the west side.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
