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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.
German-American suffragists in Wisconsin faced anti-German sentiment. [79] Catt's plan during wartime involved suffragists aiding the war effort, which put many Wisconsin suffragists who were also pacifists, in a difficult spot. [81] Brown was one of the activists picketing the White House on March 4, 1917. [71]
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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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] Wisconsin ratified the Nineteenth Amendment one hour after Illinois. [262]
Catt made the controversial decision to support the war effort, which shifted the public's perception in favor of the suffragists, who were now perceived as patriotic. [39] The suffrage movement received the support of President Wilson in January 1918.
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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