List of Wisconsin suffragists
This is a list of Wisconsin suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Wisconsin.
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Groups
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- Centralia Equal Suffrage Association, founded in 1882.[1]
- Grand Rapids Equal Suffrage Association, founded in 1882.[1]
- Madison Equal Suffrage Association (MESA), founded in 1879.[1]
- Marathon County Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1879.[1]
- Men's League for Women's Suffrage, formed in 1911.[2]
- Mukwonago Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1880.[1]
- National Woman's Party branch, founded in 1917.[1]
- Olympic Club, founded in 1882 in Milwaukee.[1]
- Political Equality League, formed in 1911.[3]
- Political Equality League, African American branch in Milwaukee.[4]
- Richland Center Women's Club, organized in 1870.[5]
- South Side Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1882 in Milwaukee.[1]
- Whitewater Woman Suffrage Club, founded in 1882.[1]
- Woman's Club of Baraboo, Wisconsin.[6]
- Woman Suffrage Association at Mosinee, founded in 1882.[1]
- Woman Suffrage Association of Wisconsin (WSAW), founded in 1869.[1] Later, in 1882, it is known as the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association (WWSA).[1]
Suffragists
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- Mathilde Franziska Anneke (Milwaukee).[7]
- Harriet Bain (Kenosha).[8]
- Stella Baker (Suffragist) (Dexterville).[8]
- Emma Curtiss Bascom (Madison).[8]
- John Bascom (Madison).[8]
- Mary W. Bentley (Marathon).[8]
- Meta Berger (Milwaukee).[9]
- Emma Brown (Fort Atkinson).[1][10]
- Olympia Brown (Racine).[11]
- Vie H. Campbell (Evansville).[8]
- Carrie Chapman Catt (Ripon).[7]
- Augusta Chapin (Milwaukee).[12]
- Helen Holmes Charleton (Broadhead).[8]
- Edna Phillips Chynoweth (Madison).[8]
- Clara Bewick Colby (Madison).[11]
- Alice B. Curtis (Milwaukee).[8]
- James Densmore (Oshkosh).[13]
- Mary A. Derrick (Brodhead).[8]
- Emma Smith DeVoe.[8]
- Martha Parker Dingee (Racine).[14][15]
- Nellie Donaldson.[16]
- Marion V. Dudley (Milwaukee).[8]
- Almah Jane Frisby (Milwaukee).[8]
- Zona Gale (Portage).[7]
- Lavinia Goodell (Janesville).[8]
- Hattie Tyng Griswold (Columbus).[8]
- Sophie Gudden (Grand Rapids).[8]
- Helen H. Haight (Waukesha).[7]
- Alura Collins Hollister (Mukwonago).[8]
- Jessie Jack Hooper (Oshkosh).[11]
- Carrie S. Cook Horton (Milwaukee).[4]
- Ada James (Richland Center).[17][11]
- Laura Briggs James (Richland Center).[8]
- Sarah James (Oshkosh).[8]
- Rachel Szold Jastrow (Madison).[18]
- Charlotte Jordan (Kenosha).[8]
- Mabel Judd (Lancaster).[8]
- Angie King (Janesville).[8]
- Georgiana J. Koppke (Baraboo).[8]
- Belle Case La Follette (Summit, Baraboo, Madison).[11]
- Fola La Follette (Madison).[19]
Belle Case La Follette speaking in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, in 1915 - Lucinda Lake (Juda).[8]
- Jessie Luther (Madison).[8]
- Henry Doty Maxon (Menominee).[20]
- Maud Leonard McCreery (Green Bay).[8]
- Helen Farnsworth Mears (Oshkosh).[21]
- Sarah Munro (Milwaukee).[8]
- Meda Neubecker (Waukesha).[8]
- Helen R. Olin (Madison).[8]
- Nellie Mann Opdale (La Crosse).[22]
- Hanna Patchin (New London).[8]
- Mary G. Pearce (Milwaukee).[8]
- Lila Peckham (Milwaukee).[1]
- Nora Perkins (Milwaukee).[8]
- Susan Miller Quackenbush (Portage).[23]
- Sarah A. Richards (Milwaukee).[8]
- Emma Robinson (Kenosha).[8]
- Jane Rogers (Milwaukee).[8]
- Lutie Stearns (Milwaukee).[7]
- Sophie Stathearn (Kaukauna).[8]
- Vandalia Varnum Thomas.[24]
- Mary Swain Wagner (Milwaukee).[8]
- Frances McDonnell Wentworth (Racine).[8]
- Pauline Wies (Milwaukee).[25]
- Gwendolen Brown Willis (Milwaukee).[8]
- Eliza Wilson (Menomonee).[8]
- Belle Winestine (Madison).[26]
- Laura Ross Wolcott (Milwaukee).[11]
- Edna Wright (Milwaukee).[8]
- Theodora W. Youmans (Waukesha).[27]
Politicians who supported women's suffrage
[edit]- David Cooper Ayres (Howard) 1872 Wisconsin Blue Book "Universal Suffrage, (Female inclusive)"
- Victor L. Berger (Milwaukee).[28]
- John T. Dow [29]
- Lucius Fairchild.[30]
- Hamilton H. Gray (Lafayette County).[31]
- David G. James (Richland Center).[8]
- Robert La Follette.[32]
- William C. Whitford [33]
Places
[edit]Publications
[edit]- Die Deutsche Frauen-Zeitung.[35]
- Oshkosh True Democrat.[1]
- Southport Telegraph.[1]
- Wisconsin Chief.[1][36]
- Wisconsin Citizen.[1]
Suffragists campaigning in Wisconsin
[edit]- Susan B. Anthony.[33]
- Henry Browne Blackwell.[1]
- Carrie Chapman Catt.[37]
- Emma Smith DeVoe.[38]
- Crystal Eastman.[8]
- Margaret Foley.[39]
- Lydia Folger Fowler.[1]
- Harriet Grim.[40]
- Mary E. Haggart.[20]
- Elizabeth Boynton Harbert.[41]
- Julia Ward Howe.[20]
- Elizabeth A. Kingsbury.[42]
- Mary Livermore.[33]
- Alice Ball Loomis.[16]
- Catharine Waugh McCulloch.[41]
- Clarina I. H. Nichols.[1]
- Maud Wood Park.[16]
- Elizabeth Lyle Saxon.[41]
- May Wright Sewall.[20]
- Anna Howard Shaw.[20]
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton.[33]
- Lucy Stone.[1]
- Alice L. Thompson Waytes.[4][43]
See also
[edit]- Timeline of women's suffrage in Wisconsin
- Women's suffrage in Wisconsin
- Women's suffrage in states of the United States
- Women's suffrage in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Timeline of Wisconsin Women's Suffrage". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Grant 1980, p. 114-115.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 700-701.
- ^ a b c Strand, Karla J.; Dunn, Brandon. "Biography of Carrie S. Cook Horton, 1875-1971". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-05 – via Alexander Street.
- ^ McBride 1988, p. 251.
- ^ WHS 2020, p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e "Wisconsin Women and Suffrage". Wisconsin Women Making History. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "Wisconsin Suffragists". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Mrs. Meta Berger, widow of Socialist leader in state, dies". Turning Points in Wisconsin History | Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ Hunter, Julia (2019-05-16). "Wisconsin journalists played key roles in suffrage movement". Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b c d e f WHS 2020, p. 2.
- ^ McBride 1993, p. 46.
- ^ Youmans 1921, p. 5.
- ^ Anthony 1902, p. 988.
- ^ Meldrum, Monica. "Biographical Sketch of Martha Parker Dingee". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-01-09 – via Alexander Street.
- ^ a b c Harper 1922, p. 700.
- ^ Bower, Jerry L. (April 2013). "A Biographical Sketch of Ada James" (PDF). The Akey Brakey News: a bi-annual newsletter from the Richland County Historical Society. Vol. 5, no. 1. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Nelson, Nerissa. "Biographical Sketch of Rachel Szold Jastrow". Alexander Street Documents. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "Invaluable Out-of-Staters". History in South Dakota. 2019-04-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e Anthony 1902, p. 986.
- ^ "Helen Farnsworth Mears". Wisconsin Women Making History. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Women's History Month: 31 profiles celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage". La Crosse Tribune. 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Weiland, Kasandra. "Biographical Sketch of Susan Miller Quackenbush". Alexander Street Documents. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ McBride 1993, p. 216.
- ^ McBride 1993, p. 213.
- ^ "Suffragists in Wisconsin". Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. 2017-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ WHS 2020, p. 10.
- ^ McBride 1988, p. 255.
- ^ Youmans 1921, p. 8.
- ^ Youmans 1921, p. 11.
- ^ Youmans 1921, p. 6.
- ^ McBride 1993, p. 218.
- ^ a b c d Youmans 1921, p. 9.
- ^ "Wisconsin and the 19th Amendment". U.S. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Bilić, Viktorija. "German-Language Media". Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "The Wisconsin Chief (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) 1857-1889". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 705.
- ^ Anthony 1902, p. 987.
- ^ "Foley, Margaret, 1875-1957. Papers of Margaret Foley, 1847-1968". Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 701.
- ^ a b c Anthony 1902, p. 989.
- ^ Noun, Louise R. (1969). Strong-Minded Women: The Emergence of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Iowa. Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State University PRess. p. 90. ISBN 0813816025.
- ^ Forlaw, Blair. "Biography of Miss Alice L. Thompson Waytes, 1870-1949". Biographical Database of Black Woman Suffragists. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-05 – via Alexander Street.
Sources
[edit]- Anthony, Susan B. (1902). Anthony, Susan B.; Harper, Ida Husted (eds.). The History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 4. Indianapolis: The Hollenbeck Press.
- Grant, Marilyn (Winter 1980). "The 1912 Suffrage Referendum: An Exercise in Political Action". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 64 (2): 107–118. JSTOR 4635498 – via JSTOR.
- Harper, Ida Husted (1922). The History of Woman Suffrage. New York: J.J. Little & Ives Company.
- McBride, Genevieve G. (Summer 1988). "Theodora Winton Youmans and the Wisconsin Woman Movement". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 71 (4): 242–275. JSTOR 4636147 – via JSTOR.
- McBride, Genevieve G. (1993). On Wisconsin Women: Working for Their Rights from Settlement to Suffrage. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0299140008.
- WHS (2020). Women's Suffrage Centennial Celebration (PDF). Wisconsin Historical Society.
- Youmans, Theodora W. (September 1921). "How Wisconsin Women Won the Ballot". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 5 (1): 3–32. JSTOR 4630337 – via JSTOR.