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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.
When Catt found out that WWSA had supported the state legislature, WWSA was censured and the suffragists in Wisconsin stopped lobbying for its success. [78] The referendum failed in February 1917. [79] Before and during the United States entry into World War I, the suffragists in Wisconsin were divided over whether to support the war effort.
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]
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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.
All three were erected by the Memphis Suffrage Monument Committee in 2022. [139] New Rochelle, NY: The New Rochelle Historical Society and the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle placed a marker on the street where she lived. [142] Ripon, WI: Catt's birthplace, erected by the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1977. [143]