Suffragists in Oregon

Louise Bryant, Portland then New York City: Suffragist, author poet, journalist for Public Ledger. Was in Petrograd during Russian Revolution.

Abigail Scott Duniway, Portland: Tried to vote based on 14th amendment, but was turned away. Began The New Northwest, espousing women’s rights, was major influence.

Elizabeth (Avery) Eggert, Portland: Officer of Portland’s Woman’s Club and Oregon State Federation of Women’s Clubs, which supported suffrage and the betterment of women’s lives.

Sarah A. Evans, Portland: She was an active women’s suffrage leader in the Oregon campaigns of 1906 and 1912 and wrote the chapter on Oregon for the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage.

Lucia Serepta (Drum) Fear, Portland: Active member of the Portland’s Woman’s Club, which supported suffrage and the betterment of women’s lives.

Alice M. Gram, Portland: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Myrtle E. Gram, Portland: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Clara Wold, Portland: Demonstrated in Lafayette Square in Aug. 1918, jailed 10 days. Participated in Watchfire demonstrations in Jan. 1919, jailed for five days.