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Woman's Club of Baraboo Wisconsin, 1880. 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]
In the end, a more conservative constitution was adopted by Wisconsin. In the 1850s, a German language women's rights newspaper was founded in Milwaukee and many suffragists spoke throughout the state. The first state suffrage convention was held in Janesville in 1867. The 1870s, several women's suffrage groups were founded in the state.
Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Directory, 1885. The Impartial Suffrage Convention was held in Janesville during October 9 and 10, 1867. [18] It was the first time that activists for the women's vote met statewide and was organized by a group of men and women from different parts of the state. [18]
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Suffragists continued to educate and organize after the defeat. [256] By 1916, most suffragists in Wisconsin had signed onto the "Winning Plan" supported by NAWSA and Catt. [257] Others became involved with the more militant NWP. [258] [259] [260] As the federal amendment passed, Wisconsin fought to become the first state to ratify. [261]
Pages in category "Suffragists from Wisconsin" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch (1856–1940) – writer (contributor to History of Woman Suffrage), founded Women's Political Union, daughter of pioneering activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. [ 26 ] Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894) – women's rights and temperance advocate; her name was associated with women's clothing reform style known as bloomers.
This is a timeline of voting rights in the United States, documenting when various groups in the country gained the right to vote or were disenfranchised. Contents 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1980s