Suffragists in Maryland

Lucy (Gwynne) Branham, Baltimore: Picketed Wilson’s White House in 1917 and was a “Prison Special” speaker.

Lucy G. Branham, Baltimore: Mother of Miss Lucy Branham, and widow of Dr. John W. Branham who died fighting yellow fever in Georgia.  Arrested for Watchfire demonstrations in Jan. 1919 and sentenced to 5 days in D.C. jail.

Margaret Brent, Unknown City: As property owner in 1648, demanded right to vote in Maryland colonial asembly. Was denied and moved to Virginia in protest.

Julia Emory, Baltimore: NWP organizer. Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Mary Gertrude Fendall, Baltimore: Studied at Bryn Mawr. Campaigned for NWP in the West in 1916. Was NWP National Treasurer 1917-1919. Jailed for three days in 1919 for applauding in court.

Gladys H. Griener, Baltimore: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Anna Guenter, Baltimore: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911), Baltimore (b.): Well known Black author, poet, speaker, abolitionist. and women’s right advocate. She lectured and organized Black women into Temperance Unions, publishing reports in the Methodist Episcopal Church journal. In 1896, she was an organizer of the National Association of Colored Women and became its vice president. She lived in MA, OH, and PA.

Edith Houghton Hooker, Baltimore: founded the Just Government League, the largest suffrage organization in Maryland.

Bertha Jackson, Baltimore: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and released on bond.

Nina Samarodin, Baltimore: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Amelia Walker, Baltimore: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Mrs. Kate Winston, Chevy Chase: Participated in Watcchfire demonstrations in Jan 1919, jailed for five days.