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January: Women's suffrage resolution is introduced in the state legislature, and passes narrowly. It will have to pass a second time to go to a voter referendum. [21] First women's suffrage parade in the state takes place in Perry. [6] July 8: A women's suffrage parade is held in Erie. [22] [23]
The women's suffrage hearings, which took place on March 2, 1912, ultimately proved disappointing when members of the Electoral Commission "ruled that woman suffrage was not germane to its task." [ 28 ] In 1911, suffragists in Pittsburgh set up headquarters and a library in their own city. [ 29 ]
The Justice Bell (The Women's Liberty Bell, also known as the Woman's Suffrage Bell) [1] is a replica of the Liberty Bell made in 1915. It was created to promote the cause for women's suffrage in the United States from 1915 to 1920. The bell is on permanent display at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Park in Pennsylvania. [2]
Pennsylvania College Equal Suffrage League, formed in 1908. [5] Pennsylvania Men's League for Woman Suffrage, formed in March 1912. [11] [12] Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, created in 1869. [7] Woman Suffrage Party of Chester County. [4] Woman Suffrage Society of Philadelphia, formed in 1892. [5] Woman's Christian Temperance Union ...
This list of museums in Pennsylvania encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin, also Ellan Vannin [ˈɛlʲan ˈvanɪnʲ]) or Mann (/ m æ n / man), [11] is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor.
From 1918, with the rest of the United Kingdom, women could vote at 30 with property qualifications or in university constituencies, while men could vote at 21 with no qualification. From separation in 1922, the Irish Free State gave equal voting rights to men and women. [91] Isle of Man: 1881 Israel: 1948
Sophia Jane Craine was born in Lonan, Isle of Man, in 1833, to William Craine and Jane (née Quine). [1] She was baptised 3 November 1833. [2] Although William was a shoemaker by trade, he and his wife came to manage boarding houses in Douglas, initially Tynwald House at 3 North Quay, [3] and then at Christian Road. [1]