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Events from the year 1911 in the United States. ... October 17 – Abram Williams, U.S. Senator from California from 1886 to 1887 (born 1832) October 19 ...
California women had the right to own property in their own name since the first California Constitution in 1850. In 1911 California voters, in a special election, narrowly granted women the right to vote, nine years before the 19th Amendment enfranchised women nationally in 1920, but over 41 years later than the women of Wyoming had been ...
1911 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 911th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1911, the ...
The following events occurred in October 1911: ... California was the 10th state to enact initiative and referendum — South Dakota had been the first, in 1898.
The 1911 United States Senate election in California was held on January 10, 1911, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate.
It was adopted by the California State Legislature and approved by voters in a referendum held as part of a special election on October 10, 1911. An earlier attempt to enfranchise women had been rejected by California voters in 1896, [ 2 ] but in 1911 California became the sixth U.S. state to adopt the reform. [ 3 ]
The following events occurred in September 1911: ... in South Pasadena, California (d. 1978). [citation ... A janitor who had happened by at 4:00 a.m. was tied up by ...
The tourist port of Tijuana in 1911 was a small settlement of less than 100 people during the time of battle, most of whom were Anglos from the United States. When rebel forces of the Partido Liberal Mexicano captured Mexicali with little resistance, the rebels split their force in two, a first and second division were created. The "First ...