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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
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Women's Suffrage Movement
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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The demand of women in our country to vote began in the colony of Maryland
in 1647, before we were the United States. In the U.S. the Women's Suffrage
Movement was organizedin 1848 and continued actively until the Constitution
was finally ammended, 72 years later, in 1920. There are many thorough
treatments of the issue that I am including near the bottom of this page.
In New Suffrage Hat
[Illustration]
Miss Alberta Hill, a prominent suffrage worker of New York, wearing
the new hat designed for the "votes for women" advocates. It is of
felt, trimmed with a band of suffrage colors. [Troy Gazette Register 1915] |
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The Woman's Liberty Bell is Warmly Received in Troy
The Woman's Liberty bell on its tour of the State as part of the Suffragist
Campaign for "votes for women," was warmly received in Troy on Thursday
morning. Officers and members of the local organization in automobiles,
with Mayor McGlenn, met the party out Canton way and escorted them to the
centre of town where the Mayor in a few well-chosen sentences welcomed
the delegation to Troy. He said his first vote back in 1895 was cast
in the equal suffrage state of Colorado, and he hoped to see the franchise
granted to women in Pennsylvania in 1916. The gathering was not unlike
any other rally except that with the one exception all of the speakers
were women. They knew what they wanted and went about it in a very
business like, vote-getting manner.
The speakers were Mrs. Frank Roessing of Pittsburg, State President,
Miss Louise Hall of Harrisburg, and Miss Helen Todd of California.
They were accompanied to Troy by Mrs. Hagerman, County Chairman; Miss Marks
of Towanda, Mrs. Taylor of Canton, and a number of others. From Troy
the party went to Mansfield, Wellsboro and other points in Tioga County.
They were accompanied as far as Mansfield by Mrs. A. W. Sharpless, Mrs.
M. H. McGlenn, Mrs. W. S. Sweet and Mrs. H. K. Mitchell.
The Woman's Liberty bell is an exact reproduction of the original Liberty
Bell when it was in perfect condition. It is being transported through
the state, visiting every county, by motor truck, and is not to be rung
until votes are granted to women. [Troy Gazette Register 1915]
Her Back A Poster
[Illustration]
The daring band of "sandwich women" who invaded the New York subway
during the recent campaign, bearing placards imprinted with the reasons
why one should vote for the "cause," were outdone by the most startling
manner of appealing to the voter, which has up to the present day been
used by the suffragists.
A beautiful and very attractive young woman is Miss Dorothy Newell,
the young lady who made all New York sit up with her appeal for "Votes
for Women." It required considerable daring to promote the publicity
Miss Newell had mapped out for the cause.
In leading hotels and Broadway cafes where the usual election eve crowds
assemble, Miss Newell displayed her charming back with the alluring appeal
"Votes for Women" painted in large black letters thereon. [Troy Gazette
Register 1915] |
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Wellsboro Gazette – May 29, 1912 [Wellsboro. Tioga County PA]
Woman Suffrage Notes.
What Women Are Saying and Doing for the Cause.
Philadelphia is the city chosen for the 44th annual convention of the
National Woman Suffrage Association. The convention will meet the
latter part of November, and men and women of national and international
prominence will take part in the program.
One of the delegates from the state of Washington to the National Democratic
Convention at Baltimore next month will be Mrs. May Arkwright Hutton, of
Spokane, who voted for many years in Idaho before taking up her residence
in Washington. At the close of the Democratic convention, Mrs. Hutton
will tour Ohio, her native state, in the interest of woman suffrage.
The San Francisco Post of May 2nd says: “San Francisco’s first presidential
primary election proved the efficiency of woman suffrage. The refining
influence of the feminine voters was felt from the waterfront districts
to the most remote precincts. The police reports show that no single
act of violence characterized the voting. The women turned out in
force from early morning until the polls closed at six o’clock.”
“Michigan bids fair to be a leader in the Middle West in granting suffrage
to its women,” declares the Sault Ste. Marie News. “The old argument
that the home is woman’s only sphere does not answer arguments advanced
by those favoring woman suffrage. It is acknowledged that votes for
women would bring an increased number of intelligent electors into politics,
and no one can deny that the country demands such a boon.”
Splendid progress and great activity are reported by the suffrage leaders
in Oregon, who are confident of securing the vote at the November election.
Mrs. Frances Squire Potter of Chicago, one of the most convincing women
speakers in this country, is among those who will assist in the state campaign.
Mrs. Catherine Hoffman, chairman of the Kansas Press Committee, writes
as follows: “There are 800 newspapers of prominence in the state.
I have written every editor and received replies from all. There
was one who openly declared that he would fight our cause, and he was the
only one who opposed us. But he has come to realize the mistake of
the policy on which he started and has become a convert to equal suffrage.”
The right to vote in parish meetings was granted to the women of the
Episcopal church in New Jersey, at the annual convention of the state diocese
held last week. This is considered a great step toward the political
enfranchisement of New Jersey women. The recent diocesan convention
of the Episcopal church of North Carolina also extended to women the right
to vote on church affairs in the diocese.
The suffrage bill introduced by the Swedish government and endorsed
by the King and the Prime Minister indicates that the women of Sweden will
be granted full electoral rights. The bill provides that women shall
have the vote on exactly the same condition as men and that they may be
elected to either chamber of Parliament.
The Intercollegiate Civic League will submit to a referendum vote of
its members throughout the United States a proposal to admit women to equal
membership in the organization. A vote favorable to the proposal
will be regarded as an endorsement of the equal suffrage movement.
Wellsboro Gazette, November 19, 1914
Suffrage Party Work
An organization Formed in Charleston - Addresses by the Workers
A Woman Suffrage party meeting was held at the Welsh Congregational
church in Charleston last Saturday evening by county officers. The meeting
was opened with a song by the Welsh Choir of Charleston. B.F. Edwards,
chairman of the meeting, introduced Hon. R.K. Young, who spoke in favor
of the right of franchise being granted to women, not only as a matter
of right and justice, and it is only justice that women be allowed to take
part in the government under which they live - but also for the reason
that we need the help of the women of this country in solving the questions
that are crowding in upon us, and which must be satisfactorily solved if
this democratic form of government is to be a success. Mrs. Mary Darrin
spoke of the early suffrage movement and its progress up to the present
time, the need and reasons why women should vote and of the results that
have been accomplished in the States where women have the ballot, especially
in regard to the placing of good laws on their statute books, such as the
equal Guardianship law, White Slave law, Workingmen's Compensation law,
the Minimum Wage law and many others. Miss Katherine Potter, chairman of
the Woman Suffrage party, then spoke concerning our democratic form of
government, saying that today where women do not have the ballot, it is
only aristocracy of sex; one half of the citizens are deprived from having
any voice in the government under which they live, and it will not be a
true democracy until the women are given the right of franchise. She also
spoke of the increasing need of the ballot for women to aid in eliminating
the many evils that exist in our own State today. She described the work
of the Woman Suffrage party in Pennsylvania and the manner of organization
in the several townships and boroughs of the county. Miss Potter, assisted
by Mrs. Mary Darrin and Miss May A. Stickley, took up the matter of the
organization of Charleston township. Mrs. Harriet Evans was appointed Leader.
The Welsh Choir rendered several fine selections during the evening, which
were greatly enjoyed by the audience.
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