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South Side Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1882 in Milwaukee. [1] Whitewater Woman Suffrage Club, founded in 1882. [1] Woman's Club of Baraboo, Wisconsin. [6] Woman Suffrage Association at Mosinee, founded in 1882. [1] Woman Suffrage Association of Wisconsin (WSAW), founded in 1869. [1] Later, in 1882, it is known as the Wisconsin Woman ...
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]
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.
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. *
Carrie Chapman Catt (born Carrie Clinton Lane; January 9, 1859 [1] – March 9, 1947) was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920. [2]
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.
Comparison of the biographies of the three main groups of suffragists found that the NWP-affiliated activists were generally younger and newer to political work. Black activists were generally also involved in broader "racial uplift" projects and most had long histories of involvement with the black women's club movement. New York-based NAWSA ...