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In 1908 and 1912, speaking tours by Anna Howard Shaw helped further renew interest in women's suffrage in Texas. TESA grew in size and suffragists organized more public events, including Suffrage Day at the Texas State Fair. By 1915, more and more women in Texas were supporting women's suffrage.
However, the suffragists in Texas were unable to have equal suffrage adopted in the party platforms of the Democratic, Republican, or Populist Party. [2] Beaumont, Belton, Circleville, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio set up local chapters of TERA. [7] TERA is divided over whether to invite Susan B. Anthony to give lectures in Texas. [10] 1895
More Than Black and White: Woman Suffrage and Voting Rights in Texas, 1918-1923 (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Texas A & M University. Prycer, Melissa (2019). " 'Not Organizing for the Fun of It': Suffrage, War and Dallas Women in 1918". Legacies. 31 (1): 26–35 – via EBSCOhost. Taylor, A. Elizabeth (May 1951). "The Woman Suffrage ...
During Finnigan's presidency, TWSA attempted to organize women's suffrage leagues in other Texas cities but found little support. [394] When Finnigan moved from Texas in 1905, the association became inactive. [396] In April 1913, 100 Texas suffragists met in San Antonio and reorganized TWSA [394] with seven local chapters sending delegates. [395]
It is one thing to read about Texas icon Liz Carpenter. ... founded by her great-grandfather in 1859, and were suffragists. These days, several small monuments to Carpenter can be found in Salado.
The Texas Equal Suffrage Association (TESA) was an organization founded in 1903 to support white women's suffrage in Texas. It was originally formed under the name of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association (TWSA) and later renamed in 1916. TESA did allow men to join. [1]
Susan B. Anthony (center) with Laura Clay, Anna Howard Shaw, Alice Stone Blackwell, Annie Kennedy Bidwell, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida Husted Harper, and Rachel Foster Avery in 1896.
The Smiths of Glastonbury – family of 6 women in Connecticut who were active in championing suffrage, property rights, and education for women Louise Southgate , M.D. (1857–1941) – physician and suffragist in Covington, Kentucky , a leader in both the Ohio and the Kentucky Equal Rights Association and an early proponent for women's ...