Constitution Day 2020 September 17, 2020 Dear Friend, We suffrage supporters have much to celebrate this year. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing most women to vote, reached its centennial anniversary last month, 133 years after it was signed in 1787. Passage of the 19th was alsoRead more
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By Liz Almlie, Historic Preservation Specialist, South Dakota State Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office Jane Elizabeth Van Meter was born in Vermillion, Dakota Territory on September 21, 1861 to Arthur Charles Van Meter and Mary Aungie Van Meter. Her mother was a Dakota woman from theRead more
Groundbreaking for the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Dedication planned for Suffrage Centennial on August 26, 2020 LORTON, Va. (Nov. 15, 2019) – The ground has been broken for the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, a national memorial that pays tribute to the millions of people whoRead more
The first governor of the Territory of Alaska made his mark on suffrage history by putting his signature on legislation extending the right to vote to women. Walter E. Clark was born to a farming family in Ashford, Connecticut and became a school teacher who, by the age of 19, secured a position as principal […]Read more
By Lynne Garvey-Hodge, Fairfax County History Commissioner, 2019 Dr. Kate Waller Barrett built a legacy of contributions to suffrage in Virginia and the country on her belief in the power of motherhood. A widow with six children, she gave her intelligence, time and compassion to an enormous number of internationalRead more
Special thanks go to all those who attended the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Gala on June 6, 2019, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. It was an honor to pay tribute to and recognize seven “Silent Sentinels.“ Your attendance and support helped us raise an additional $30,000+ for theRead more
By Liz Almlie, a member of the South Dakota League of Women Voters, and Historic Preservation Specialist with the State Historic Preservation Office. Rose Bower was born on May 16, 1873 in Vermillion, Dakota Territory to a family that was among the earliest settlers, arriving in 1870. The granddaughter ofRead more
By Sophie Meredith Sides Cowan, great granddaughter of Sophie Meredith In 1851 Sophie Gooding Rose was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to John Rose from Talbot County, Maryland and Sophia Gooding Barker from New Bedford, Massachusetts. When her father died, her mother left their home in Baltimore and returnedRead more
Katharine Houghton Hepburn, mother of actress Katharine Hepburn, was an ardent suffragist and head of the Connecticut Woman’s Suffrage Association. Katharine Houghton Hepburn was a part of the 1913 delegation that traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Woodrow Wilson about the question of suffrage.Read more
Lorena King Fairbank, who was a member of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae (ACA) and the Association of American University Women (AAUW) for more than 60 years, graduated from the University of Chicago in 1899. She was a member of the delegation led by ACA founder Marion Talbot to the annual meeting in St.Read more