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Women's Suffrage Historical Markers

These markers relate for women's fight for the right to vote, a key issue for First-Wave Feminism.
 
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By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
Delaware, 1st State Marker
101 Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka — Corridor of Flags
Near NW Railroad Street near NW Curtis Street, on the left when traveling west.
Delaware, 1st State December 7, 1787 1609 • Henry Hudson visited Delaware Bay 1638 • Swedish colonists established Fort Christina, Delaware's first permanent settlement, and founded the colony of New Sweden 1655 • Dutch captured New . . . Map (db m47214) HM
102 Kentucky, Boyd County, Catlettsburg — 2136 — Mary Elliott Flanery
On 28th Street at Panola Street, on the right when traveling west on 28th Street.
The first woman elected to Kentucky legislature, 1921. Mary E. Flanery elected to House of Representatives from Boyd County. She had worked for woman suffrage; was concerned with marriage and divorce laws and educational reform. At her death, . . . Map (db m126102) HM
103 Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville — 4 — Dr. Mary E. BrittonRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On East Walnut Street.
Physician & teacher spoke here at 1887 State Assoc. of Colored Teachers Meeting advocating women's suffrage. Speech in national newspaper.Map (db m132656) HM
104 Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville — 2626 — Mary Edmunds Bronaugh
On West 9th Street (U.S. 68) at Justice Way, on the right when traveling west on West 9th Street.
Born in Hopkinsville in 1885, she was admitted to the KY Bar and was a member of the KY Equal Rights Assoc. As a suffragist and the first president of the KY League of Women Voters, she fought to secure . . . Map (db m166899) HM
105 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Ashland Park — 21 — Childhood HomeRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
Near Sycamore Road near Fincastle Road.
Kentucky Equal Rights Assn. pres. Madeline McDowell Breckinridge who hosted receptions here 1915 & 1920 for suffrage conventions.Map (db m221969) HM
106 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Ashland Park — 1876 — Madeline M. Breckinridge / Kentucky Suffrage Leader
Near Sycamore Road close to Richmond Road.
Madeline M. Breckinridge This descendant of Henry Clay and Ephraim McDowell was born 1872 in Franklin Co.; grew up at "Ashland," Clay's home; and married Desha Breckinridge, editor of Lexington Herald. Ill with tuberculosis, she promoted its . . . Map (db m35846) HM
107 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Old Louisville — 2173 — First Unitarian Church
On York Street at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on York Street.
Founded in 1830, First Unitarian Church has been active in civil-rights movements as well as community-wide initiatives. Several fires have damaged the church. Including one in 1985 which left only the stone walls. Each time it has been rebuilt . . . Map (db m104729) HM
108 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Old Louisville — 1 — Susan Look AveryRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On South 4th Street.
1817-1915. Woman's rights leader, founded Louisville Woman's Suffrage Assoc. in 1889 & the Woman's Club of Louisville in 1890.Map (db m132657) HM
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109 Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington — 113 — Eugenia B. FarmerRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Madison Avenue north of East 4th Street (Kentucky Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
Statewide suffrage leader. Led fight for women's school suffrage in KY. Helped host state suffrage convention here in 1897.Map (db m201108) HM
110 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1872 — Frances E. Beauchamp / Prohibition Advocate(1857-1923)
On West Main Street close to Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
Marker Front:Frances E. Beauchamp (1857-1923)This Madison Co. native spearheaded the antiliquor crusade in Ky. and was a leading figure in temperance movement nationwide. A protegee of famed Frances E. Willard, Beauchamp lectured on dry . . . Map (db m30584) HM
111 Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville — Shackleford Residence
On West 3rd Street (Kentucky Route 8) west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
Before the Civil War Dr. John Shackleford lived here and practiced medicine next door. In the late 19th and early 20th century James H. Hall, president of the James H. Hall Plow Factory resided here. By 1913 Michael S. Flarity had purchased the . . . Map (db m123613) HM
112 Kentucky, Woodford County, Versailles — 2 — Josephine Henry1843-1928 — Road to the 19th Amendment, National Votes for Women Trail —
On Montgomery Avenue east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
Home of suffragist, author, orator and teacher who lobbied for equal rights for all women.Map (db m221968) HM
113 Maine, Kennebec County, Augusta — 18 — Granite Block / Un Bâtiment en granitAugusta, Maine — The Museum in the Streets® —
On Water Street south of Winthrop Street/Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
Amid the destruction of the 1865 Great Fire, a new and magnificent building was already rising. Granite Block, built at the corner of Water Street and Market Square, was a three-story edifice faced with granite. The third floor had a . . . Map (db m111087) HM
114 Maine, York County, Saco — Dr. Laura Black Stickney, 1879-1961Saco Main Street Museum Walk
On Main Street (Maine Route 9) near Beach Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
Dr. Laura Black Stickney promoted public health, women’s suffrage, and ran for mayor during her 50 years of Saco civic leadership. Born September 8, 1879 in Porter, Maine, Laura May Black learned to read in a one-room school house, directly . . . Map (db m55690) HM
115 Maine, York County, Saco — Sarah Fairfield Hamilton, 1831-1909Saco Main Street Museum Walk
On Main Street (Maine Route 9), on the left when traveling south.
Sarah Fairfield Hamilton was a founder of the local chapter of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, and led that organization to create Saco's first kindergarten, a nursery for mill workers' children, summer park programs and other . . . Map (db m55721) HM
116 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — A Community LegacyWest Street — The Banneker-Douglass Museum —
On West Street (Maryland Route 450) west of Church Circle, on the right when traveling west.
1984 Banneker-Douglass Museum As the official museum of African-American history and culture for the State of Maryland, the Banneker-Douglass Museum is dedicated to discovering documenting, preserving and promoting . . . Map (db m114557) HM
117 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — Striving for Civil Liberties: The Progressives of Mount Vernon
On Monument Street at Park Avenue on Monument Street.
Baltimore’s wealthy not only created the rich architectural setting of Mount Vernon Place, but pioneered modern philanthropy. With the founding of the George Peabody Institute in 1857, George Peabody influenced many other wealthy Baltimoreans . . . Map (db m79854) HM
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118 Maryland, Baltimore, Upton — 8 — Suffrage LeadersRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Druid Hill Avenue (Maryland Route 129) just east of McMechen Street, on the right when traveling east.
Augusta Chissell & Margaret Hawkins held meetings of African American women's suffrage clubs here in their neighboring homes 1915-1916.Map (db m143007) HM
119 Maryland, Baltimore County, Overlea — Women's Suffrage
On Belair Road.
Before the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, American women were not guaranteed the right to vote. The National American Woman Suffrage Association organized a large parade in Washington, DC. for March 3, 1913. On February 12, a group of women . . . Map (db m74356) HM
120 Maryland, Baltimore County, Towson, Loch Raven — 9 — Goucher CollegeRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Goucher College Drive.
Faculty & students campaigned for women’s suffrage, hosted suffrage seekers & marched in Washington DC 1913. Students picketed White House 1917.Map (db m145894) HM
121 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Just Government League
On Maryland Route 31 near Maryland Route 140.
Established in 1909, became largest organization in Maryland advocating for women’s suffrage. Local chapters were founded throughout the state including in Westminster in 1913. By 1915 statewide membership numbered 17,000. The League’s campaign . . . Map (db m139586) HM
122 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — 116 — Votes for WomenRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On East Main Street just east of South Court Street, on the right when traveling east.
Mary B. Shellman, community leader and 1913 founding president Carroll County Just Government League, educated voters here 1920.Map (db m188390) HM
123 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Finding FreedomNational Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
On Taylors Island Road (SR16) at Maryland Route 335 on Taylors Island Road (SR16).
The Call of Freedom Dorchester County occupies a central place in the story of the Underground Railroad, the secret network of “stations” and “conductors” assisting hundreds of enslaved African Americans to reach . . . Map (db m78804) HM
124 Maryland, Garrett County, Oakland — RM-1241 — Garrett County Pilgrimage
On East Alder Street just east of South 3rd Street (U.S. 219), on the right when traveling east.
"Suffrage hikes" were an effective tactic in gaining publicity and support for women's right to vote. From June 16-27, 1914, seven women from Baltimore crisscrossed Garrett County on foot. Marching nearly 100 miles and visiting 14 towns to spread . . . Map (db m152754) HM
125 Maryland, Harford County, Havre de Grace — 45 — Votes for WomenRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Commerce Street at South Washington Street on Commerce Street.
Elizabeth Forbes, Harford County Suffragist, organized Prairie Schooner Women's Suffrage Campaign stop here in Havre de Grace in 1915.Map (db m222670) HM
126 Maryland, Howard County, Ellicott City — 108 — Votes For WomenRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Park Avenue just east of Court Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Laura L. Byrne 1855-1938. Ellicott City suffragist led local campaign as president of Howard County Just Government League.Map (db m187499) HM
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127 Maryland, Kent County, Still Pond — Maryland’s First Women Voters
On Still Pond Road (Maryland Route 292) at Old Still Pond Road, on the left when traveling south on Still Pond Road.
In the village of Still Pond, twelve years before the 19th Amendment established women’s suffrage, Mary Jane Clark Howard, Anne Baker Maxwell and Lillie Deringer Kelley cast their ballots in the municipal election of 1908. That year, an act for . . . Map (db m3052) HM
128 Maryland, Prince George's County, Hyattsville — Suffrage Motorcade
On Rhode Island Avenue (U.S. 1) south of 41st Place, on the right when traveling south.
On July 31, 1913, "Couriers to Congress" from across the nation converged at the nearby Hyattsville baseball park. Carrying 75,000 signatures demanding immediate action on a constitutional amendment enfranchising women. Hyattsville residents warmly . . . Map (db m137926) HM
129 Maryland, Prince George's County, Hyattsville — The Constitution / The 19th Amendment
On Toledo Road just west of America Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
The Constitution The colonists had been bristling under British rule for ten years when the First Continental Congress convened in the Fall of 1774. On April 19, 1775, the Revolution began, and by the end of 1777, the Congress had written . . . Map (db m145907) HM
130 Maryland, St. Mary's County, St. Mary's City — In 1648 Margaret Brent Asks for “Vote…And Voyce”
Near Old State House Road at Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5).
Margaret Brent (ca. 1601–1671), a Catholic gentlewoman, lived in Maryland from 1638 to 1650. In June 1647 the dying governor, Leonard Calvert, made her executrix of his estate with power to pay the soldiers he had hired to put down a Protestant . . . Map (db m950) HM
131 Maryland, St. Mary's County, St. Mary's City — Laura Maryland Carpenter BlinnMistress Margaret Brent
Near Trinity Church Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5).
The National Society, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America placed this tablet in honor of our National President 1952–1955 Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn, born in St. Mary’s County and whose ancestors landed here with the Lord . . . Map (db m951) HM
132 Maryland, St. Mary's County, St. Mary's City — Margaret Brent Hall1840 - 1951
Near Mill Field Drive, 0.1 miles north of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north.
St. Mary's Seminary Junior College Erected as a faculty residence hall by the General Assembly of Maryland in tribute to Mistress Margaret Brent May 1, 1954Map (db m138935) HM
133 Maryland, St. Mary's County, St. Mary's City — Margaret Brent Pilgrimage
On Point Lookout Road (Route 5) 0.1 miles south of Trinity Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
Following the example of the "Army of the Hudson," whose members marched over 200 miles from New York to Washington in early 1913 to gain support for women's suffrage, in the summer of 1915 Maryland suffragists journeyed by covered wagon from . . . Map (db m138928) HM
134 Maryland, Talbot County, Easton — Frederick Douglass1817 - 1895 — Negro Patriot —
On Easton Denton Road (Maryland Route 328), on the left when traveling north.
Attained freedom and devoted his life and talents to the abolition of slavery and the cause of universal suffrage. Visited England in 1845 and in 1859. Won many prominent friends abroad and at home. Was U. S. Marshall for the District of Columbia . . . Map (db m87682) HM
135 Maryland, Talbot County, Easton — 117 — Votes for WomenRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On South Washington Street (Maryland Route 565) at Glenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street.
Home of Mary Jankins, woman suffrage leader. Along with Mary B. Dixon, organized local suffrage efforts 1909 - 1916.Map (db m199294) HM
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136 Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Adams — Susan Brownell AnthonyFebruary 15, 1820 - March 13, 1906 — Born Adams, Massachusetts —
On Park Street (Massachusetts Route 8) north of the Moosic River, on the left when traveling north.
In recognition of her outstanding leadership as a pioneer crusader for woman's rights and equality. Miss Anthony's life was rooted in the nineteenth century struggle to reform American democracy and society. Her campaign for woman's suffrage . . . Map (db m118588) HM
137 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Concord — Two Revolutions
Near Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north.
The 18th-century American Revolution was followed by a 19th-century literary revolution in Concord, which advanced our ideas of individual liberty and equality. Concord authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau and . . . Map (db m45234) HM
138 Massachusetts, Worcester County, West Brookfield — Birthplace of Lucy Stone
On Coys Hill Road, 0.2 miles west of Massachusetts Route 9, on the right when traveling west.
Lucy Stone’s determined vision for girls’ and women’s equality was incubated in her home at this site. A young girl who resented her mother’s life of drudgery and no respect, Lucy helped with the housework and resolved to change the way women . . . Map (db m107669) HM
139 Michigan, Calhoun County, Marshall — 2161 — Mary Miller / Hillside
On West Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west.
This house, built for local attorney Henry W. Taylor and long owned by the Schuyler family, was also home to Mary "Mazie" Miller (1871-1941) and her husband, Craig. An outspoken suffragette and Republican political activist, Miller was an early . . . Map (db m28451) HM
140 Michigan, Mecosta County, Green Charter Township, Paris — S720 — Anna Howard Shaw
On 22 Mile Road, 0.3 miles west of 220th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Side 1 As a child in 1859, suffragist Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) moved with her family from Massachusetts to Mecosta County. Her father soon returned east with two of his sons, leaving behind his wife and four younger children . . . Map (db m106786) HM
141 Michigan, Oakland County, Farmington — S371 — Gov. Fred M. Warner
On Grand River Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Wilmarth Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This large white Civil War Era house in the center of Farmington's historic district has been the residence of the Warner family for many decades. Here lived Fred M. Warner, governor of Michigan from 1905 to 1911. Born in England in 1865, Warner . . . Map (db m85141) HM
142 Michigan, Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, Burns Park — Social and Political Change on South University
On South University Avenue at East University Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South University Avenue.
When local merchants began the Ann Arbor Art Fair in July 1960, South University catered to both townspeople and students. During 40 years of social and political change, the fair grew into a city-wide extravaganza. In the twentieth century, as . . . Map (db m109062) HM
143 Mississippi, Marshall County, Holly Springs — Ida B. Wells-Barnett(1862-1931) — Famed African-American journalist, educator, suffragette, and human rights activist. —
On East College Street at South Market Street, on the right when traveling west on East College Street.
Born the eldest child to Elizabeth and James Wells, she grew up in Holly Springs, and attended Shaw University, now Rust College. She was a reformer who insisted on economic and political resistance to oppression. She became head of a household at . . . Map (db m136680) HM
144 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, North Hyde Park — Kansas City Athenaeum
On Linwood Blvd. at Campbell Street, on the left when traveling east on Linwood Blvd..
This building was erected in 1914 and has continuously been the home of the Kansas City Athenaeum, one of the oldest and largest federated women's clubs in Missouri. Familiar names among the 71 chapter members were: Mary Harmon Weeks, founder of . . . Map (db m87317) HM
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145 Missouri, St. Louis, Midtown — Long Roads To FreedomMissouri's Civil War
On Olive Street at Cardinal Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Olive Street.
The structure that once occupied this place was the home of United States Senator John Brooks Henderson and his wife Mary Foote Henderson, two people who made their marks on the history of the nation. John Henderson was born in Virginia in 1824, . . . Map (db m159508) HM
146 Missouri, Wayne County, Greenville — Alice J. Curtice Moyer-Wing , The Ozark SuffragistWriter, Organizer, Women's Rights Activist, Suffragist, Politician, Child Labor Advocate — Greenville Recreation Area, Wappapello Lake —
Near U.S. 67, 0.2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"All that is necessary to elect women to official positions is that men work to elect them — just as women work to elect men." Alice C. Moyer-Wig, 1928 "If I had a gift of some great educational or political . . . Map (db m184186) HM
147 Montana, Missoula County, Missoula — Rankin Hall
On Campus Drive.
Built in 1908 as the University Library, this neoclassical building was Architect A. J. Gibson's fifth and final contribution to campus. In 1983 it was renamed in honor of 1902 graduate, suffragette and pacifist Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973). . . . Map (db m144098) HM
148 Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron — 433 — Thayer County
On 4th Street north of Olive Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The boundaries of the future Thayer County were first defined in 1856, and the county was named Jefferson. In 1867 Jones County to the east was attached. The legislature in 1871 divided the single large county into two, naming the western county . . . Map (db m79885) HM
149 Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas, Downtown Las Vegas — 190 — Original Homesite of a Las Vegas Pioneer: Charles 'Pop’ Squires1865 - 1958
On 400 S. 7th Street at Stanley W Cooper Pl, on the right when traveling south on 400 S. 7th Street.
Charles "Pop" Squires, often referred to as "the Father of Las Vegas" lived at this location, with his wife, Delphine, from 1931 until his death 1958. Squires first arrived in the Las Vegas Valley in February 1905. He and his partners . . . Map (db m131061) HM
150 New Hampshire, Merrimack County, Concord — Nathaniel & Armenia WhiteDowntown Concord — Est. 1725 —
On North Main Street (U.S. 3) south of School Street, on the right when traveling north.
Abolitionists, Suffragists & Philanthropists Fifteen-year-old Nathaniel White arrived in Concord, virtually penniless, to work as a clerk in a Main Street hotel. Six years later, in 1832, he had saved sufficiently to become a partner . . . Map (db m115905) HM
151 New Hampshire, Merrimack County, Concord — 0147 — White Park
One of the oldest municipal parks in New Hampshire, White Park was conveyed to the city by Armenia White in 1884, in memory of her husband Nathaniel. Mr. White, a founder of The American Express Company, was a prominent businessman, legislator, . . . Map (db m134450) HM
152 New Jersey, Bergen County, Fort Lee — Preserving the Palisades
Near Ross Dock Approach Road.
Through the 1890s, quarries blasted the Palisades for stone to make gravel and concrete. The largest of these, Carpenter Brothers’ quarry, was just south of here (background photograph and B). Many thousands of tons of broken rock were taken . . . Map (db m47511) HM
153 New Jersey, Burlington County, Mount Laurel — Alice Stokes PaulWomen's Heritage Trail
On Hooten Avenue, 0.2 miles west of Moorestown-Mount Laurel Road, on the left when traveling west.
Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) was born and spent her childhood years in this farmhouse, Paulsdale. She grew up in a Quaker family with a tradition of activism in education and public service and a strong belief in equality. Alice Paul dedicated her . . . Map (db m35780) HM
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154 New Jersey, Burlington County, Mount Laurel — Paulsdale
On Hooten Avenue, 0.2 miles Moorestown-Mount Laurel Road, on the left when traveling west.
The birthplace and family home of Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977), 20th century international women's rights leader. As founder of the National Women's Party, Dr. Paul played a central role in the final struggle for women's suffrage, and authored the . . . Map (db m35784) HM
155 New Jersey, Burlington County, Mount Laurel — Paulsdale
On Hooton Road.
Paulsdale has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. This is the birthplace of Alice Stokes Paul, suffragist, . . . Map (db m92472) HM
156 New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Forest Hill — Karr/Milburn HouseHistoric Site
On DeGraw Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1893, this house served the Karr and Milburn families for more than 90 years. Lucy Karr Milburn (1895-1998), was a lifelong champion of human rights, a high school teacher, and a poet. Before World War I she marched for women's suffrage . . . Map (db m70172) HM
157 New Jersey, Monmouth County, Shrewsbury — Harriet LaFetra (1823-1906)Women’s Heritage Trail — Shrewsbury Friends Meeting and Cemetery —
On Sycamore Avenue.
The settlement of Quakers in the colony of New Jersey is regarded as an important contribution to a progressive tradition in the state. Then as now, Quakers believed in equality and in granting women a unique role in their communities. Quakers . . . Map (db m93753) HM
158 New Jersey, Morris County, Mountain Lakes — Mountain Lakes Railroad Station1912
On Midvale Road.
Built on property once owned by Hero Bull. Former slave. Cornerstone laid by Belle De Rivera, famed suffragette. Railroad instrumental in development of Mountain Lakes. Station burned in 1915, rebuilt 1919.Map (db m91606) HM
159 New Jersey, Passaic County, Haledon — The Botto HouseWomen’s Heritage Trail — Maria Botto —
On Norwood Street.
The Botto House was the focal point for striking workers during the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913. Eva Botto (standing in this photo) daughter of Pietro and Maria Botto, and a striking silk mill worker, appears with a friend (seated left) and labor . . . Map (db m94678) HM
160 New Jersey, Union County, Summit — Florence Spearing RandolphWomen’s Heritage Trail — Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church —
On Broad Street at Orchard Street on Broad Street.
Florence Spearing Randolph, born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 9, 1866 was an African-American A.M.E. Zion (Methodist) minister and social activist. She served as Pastor of Wallace Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Summit City, from 1925 to 1946. . . . Map (db m94510) HM
161 New Mexico, Catron County, Datil — Ada McPherson Morley (1852-1917)
On New Mexico Route 60, on the right when traveling west.
Ada McPherson Morley ran a ranch outside of Datil, New Mexico where she raised three children, including Agnes Morley Cleaveland. A crusader for women's rights, she opposed the infamous Santa Fe Ring, worked for women's suffrage for over thirty . . . Map (db m103064) HM
162 New York, Allegany County, Alfred — 56 — Votes for WomenRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On North Main Street just north of Saxon Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Abigail Allen, 1824-1902. Early suffragist, reformer, & Alfred University educator declared "Be radical, radical to the core” in 1873 speechMap (db m171918) HM
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163 New York, Broome County, Binghamton — 490 — Centenary Church
On Court Street at Centenary Street, on the right when traveling east on Court Street.
Site of the 45th Annual Convention of the NY State Woman Suffrage Association attended by 162 delegates October 14-17, 1913Map (db m132676) HM
164 New York, Cattaraugus County, Olean — 363 — Women's Suffrage
On East State Street (New York State Route 417) east of South Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
Harriot Stanton Blatch, Pres. NYS Women's Political Union held suffrage liberty torch rally here July 1915 for women's right to voteMap (db m153623) HM
165 New York, Cayuga County, Brutus — Conduit For IdeasThe Canalway Trail
Near New York State Route 31 at West Brutus Street.
The Erie Canal tied together western New York and became a conduit for ideas as well as for commerce. Seneca Falls was the site of the first Women's Sufferage convention, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott in 1848 to advocate . . . Map (db m83670) HM
166 New York, Chautauqua County, Jamestown — Chautauqua County Political Equality Club
On East 2nd Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling east on East 2nd Street.
Chautauqua County Political Equality Club New York State's first countywide Political Equality Club organized formally at this site in October 31, 1888 to promote women's voting rights. With over 1,000 members, it was the largest county . . . Map (db m94822) HM
167 New York, Cortland County, Cortland — Suffragist
On Homer Avenue (U.S. 11) at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Homer Avenue. Reported missing.
Lydia Strowbridge 1830-1904 graduated from the Hygeio Therapeutic Medical College & specialized in diseases of women and children.Map (db m154512) HM
168 New York, Cortland County, Homer — Childhood Home
On North Main Street (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
Amelia Jenks Bloomer. Writer, speaker & activist, temperance, abolition and women's rights. 1818-1894.Map (db m154507) HM
169 New York, Essex County, Lewis — 341 — Inez Milholland
On U.S. 9, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 9.
Lived and buried near here. Astride a white horse, led 1913 Suffrage Parade in Washington DC. Died at age 30 campaigning for women's right to vote.Map (db m136667) HM
170 New York, Fulton County, Johnstown — Elizabeth Cady Stanton1815 - 1902
On North Market Street near West Main Street (New York State Route 29/67), on the right when traveling north.
Pioneer For Women's Rights Was Born in Cady Home Located On This Site Erected By New York State Education Department And Johnstown Chapter, D.A.R. 1937 Rededicated Sep. 18, 1975 Map (db m59062) HM
171 New York, Fulton County, Johnstown — Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony    1815 - 1902         1820 - 1906
On South William Street, on the right when traveling south.
The History of Woman Suffrage in Four Volumes is the documentary masterpiece from 50 years of co-operative teamwork between Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Both were outstanding leaders in the campaign for . . . Map (db m50238) HM
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172 New York, Fulton County, Johnstown — Historic Johnstown
On W.Main Street at N. Market Street on W.Main Street.
1. Johnson Hall - 1763. Baronial home of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the British Crown. Johnson Hall is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Prior to the Revolutionary War, the home was a Native American trade and . . . Map (db m209349) HM
173 New York, Fulton County, Johnstown — 372 — Suffrage Pioneer
On North William Street near Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815-1902. Her father practiced law here in early 19th C. inspiring her fight for women's rightsMap (db m222754) HM
174 New York, Fulton County, Johnstown — Women's Rights
On North Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Birthplace of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815 - 1902 Pioneer of Women's Rights A Leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement. George E. Pataki, Governor Map (db m59068) HM
175 New York, Genesee County, LeRoy — Women’s Suffrage
On West Main Street (New York State Route 5) west of Clay Street (New York State Route 19), on the right when traveling east.
On April 2, 1918, Delia Phillips was the first woman in LeRoy to vote in an election after New York State passed women's suffrage in 1917. She cast her ballot in LeRoy’s municipal building. In 1920, the 19th Constitutional Amendment was ratified . . . Map (db m142112) HM
176 New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Bridge Plaza — Maritcha R. Lyons Park
On Jay Street at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling north on Jay Street.
What was here before? The Board of Estimate (a now defunct municipal body) first acquired this property in 1944 as part of the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Built under the direction of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel . . . Map (db m183118) HM
177 New York, Livingston County, Geneseo — 498 — Shaw Sisters
On Main Street (New York State Route 39) 0.1 miles south of North Street, on the right when traveling south.
Home of Nicholas Shaw Fraser and Eleanor Shaw Smith ca. 1910-1948. Held offices in state and national women's suffrage organizations.Map (db m142147) HM
178 New York, Monroe County, Greece — 499 — Greenleaf Home
On Greenleaf Road.
Site of summer residence of Jean Brooks Greenleaf. President of NY State Woman Suffrage Assoc. 1890-1896. Campaigned for right to vote.Map (db m132674) HM
179 New York, Monroe County, Rochester — Susan B. Anthony HouseHeadquarters of the Suffrage Movement
On Madison Street, 0.2 miles north of West Main Street (New York State Route 33).
A Suffragist and much more Susan B. Anthony lived in this house for the forty most active years of her life. This house was the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872 and her death in 1906. It served as the headquarters for the National . . . Map (db m58202) HM
180 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, East Avenue — 505 — Douglass Home
On Alexander Street, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick and Anna Douglass lived in a home on this site with their 5 children, 1848-1851 Welcomed freedom seekers on the Underground RailroadMap (db m128546) HM
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181 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Frederick Douglass Home Site
On South Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Rockingham Street, on the left when traveling north.
Underground Railroad Sites Rochester's proximity to Lake Ontario afforded runaway slaves a direct route to freedom in Canada. Hundreds of runaway slaves were "conducted" from one "station" to another along this secret network of escape routes . . . Map (db m65156) HM
182 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Mayor's Heights — Susan B. Anthony Voted Here
Near West Main Street (New York State Route 33) west of Canal Street, on the right when traveling east.
At a shop on this site on November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony and 14 women from this neighborhood voted in the presidential election. Two weeks later, Miss Anthony was arrested in her home on Madison Street for this illegal action. Women . . . Map (db m61902) HM
183 New York, Montgomery County, Amsterdam — "Mother Lake"
On Washington Ave. at East Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Ave..
Leonora Barry-Lake 1849 - 1930 Millhand Elected Knights of Labor National Head. Credited for First Mill Inspection Law. George E. Pataki, Governor Map (db m77591) HM
184 New York, Montgomery County, Canajoharie — Canajoharie Academy
On Otsego Street at Cliff Street, on the right when traveling north on Otsego Street.
Site of Canajoharie Academy 1824-92 Susan B. Anthony Taught Here 1846 50. Charles F. Wheelock, Prin., 1880-91 Map (db m57934) HM
185 New York, Montgomery County, Charleston — Margaret Houck
On E Lykers Rd (County Route 103), on the right when traveling west.
While A Slave She Nursed Wounded at the Battle Of Monmouth June 28, 1778, Moved To the Area with Her Owner, Became a Beloved Care Giver Map (db m61133) HM
186 New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Diefendorf Hall
On Main Street (New York State Route 80), on the right when traveling east.
Woman's rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke here March 25, 1867 on universal suffrage.Map (db m136735) HM
187 New York, Nassau County, East Farmingdale — 381 — Abigail E. Leonard
On Hallock Street south of Conklin Street, on the right when traveling north.
Former home of women's club founder, teacher, and community advocate. In 1917 organized local committee for women's suffrage Map (db m132692) HM
188 New York, Nassau County, Oyster Bay — A Place in History
Near Sagamore Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
It was on this piazza that Teddy Roosevelt was notified of his nomination for Governor of New York in 1898, for Vice President in 1900, and for President in 1904. He had the railing removed here to address more effectively groups gathered on the . . . Map (db m42967) HM
189 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground.52 Acre
On West 16th Street west of 8th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, which was . . . Map (db m126139) HM
190 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Harlem — Frederick Douglass1818-1895
On Frederick Douglass Boulevard near Central Park North, in the median.
Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Bailey found the way to freedom along the Underground Railroad in 1838. Disguised as a sailor, he travelled to Manhattan by ship, and found shelter in the house of abolitionist David Ruggles on Lispenard . . . Map (db m135718) HM
191 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Upper West Side — Elizabeth Cady Stanton(1815 - 1902) — Reformer —
On West 94th Street west of Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
A founder and leader of the American women's rights movement An ardent advocate of women's suffrage and a tireless fighter for equality and justice, she lived her last years at this site.Map (db m98512) HM
192 New York, Onondaga County, Fayetteville — Matilda Joslyn Gage Home
On Walnut Street at East Genesee Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling south on Walnut Street.
"There is a word sweeter than mother, home or heaven. That word is Liberty!" reads Matilda Joslyn Gage's tombstone. Gage worked throughout her life (1826-1898) to extend liberty and equality to women and to those held in slavery. In her . . . Map (db m142753) HM
193 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Women's Rights
Near Boughton Hill Road (New York State Route 41) at Victor Holcomb Road (New York State Route 444).
The equality of Haudenosaunee women was assured from the foundation of the Confederacy. The first person to accept the Peacemaker's message was a woman, Jikonhsaseh. She secured the rights, responsibilities, and roles Haudenosaunee women continue to . . . Map (db m126250) HM
194 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Birthplace Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
On Bunker Hill Road, 1.1 miles north of Tug Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Birthplace Dr. Mary Edwards Walker 1832-1919 Medal of Honor For Service in the Civil WarMap (db m48678) HM
195 New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown — 493 — Susan B. Anthony
On Pioneer Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Pioneer Street.
Met with county residents Feb. 9, 1855 in building on this site. Formed committee to advocate for women's right to vote.Map (db m169508) HM
196 New York, Rensselaer County, Troy — Emma Willard
On Pawling Avenue (New York State Route 66), on the right when traveling east.
2/23/1787 – 4/15/1870 Educator, author, & founder in 1814 of first school for girls with a curriculum like that available to boys. George E. Pataki, GovernorMap (db m7193) HM
197 New York, Rensselaer County, Troy — 365 — Suffragist
On 3rd Avenue at 2nd Avenue (U.S. 4), on the left when traveling north on 3rd Avenue.
Caroline Gilkey Rogers attempted to vote in Lansingburgh in 1885. Spoke at local & national suffrage conventions.Map (db m192002) HM
198 New York, Rensselaer County, Valley Falls — Julia Blanche S. Clum1867-1919
On Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
One of the founders of Rensselaer County's first political equality club and a leader for woman suffrage.Map (db m132505) HM
199 New York, Seneca County, Seneca Falls — "Passage"
On Bayard Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling east on Bayard Street.
1776 Abigail Adams entreats her husband to "remember the ladies". 1777 Women lose the right to vote in New York. 1780 Women lose the right to vote in Massachusetts. 1784 Women lose the right to vote in New . . . Map (db m104714) HM
200 New York, Seneca County, Seneca Falls — First Presbyterian Church of Seneca Falls
On Cayuga Street (U.S. 20) just north of Trinity Lane, on the left when traveling north.
First Presbyterian Church of Seneca Falls founded in 1807. Current building dedicated in 1873, first Equal Rights Amendment proposed here in 1923 by Alice Paul.Map (db m65242) HM

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