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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.
When Catt found out that WWSA had supported the state legislature, WWSA was censured and the suffragists in Wisconsin stopped lobbying for its success. [78] The referendum failed in February 1917. [79] Before and during the United States entry into World War I, the suffragists in Wisconsin were divided over whether to support the war effort.
Marathon County Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1879. [1] Men's League for Women's Suffrage, formed in 1911. [2] Mukwonago Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1880. [1] National Woman's Party branch, founded in 1917. [1] Olympic Club, founded in 1882 in Milwaukee. [1] Political Equality League, formed in 1911. [3]
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In the time between the United States and Maryland approving the amendment, women fought very hard for their rights. In Maryland, there were suffragists and suffrage groups all protesting for women's rights. [citation needed] Edith Houghton Hooker, born in Buffalo, New York in 1879, was a suffragist in Maryland. [371]
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. *
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.
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]