List of Washington, D.C., suffragists
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This is a list of Washington, D.C., suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Washington, D.C.
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Groups
[edit]Suffragists
[edit]- Nina E. Allender (1873–1957), artist, cartoonist, and women's rights activist.[2]
- Anna E. Hendley (1865–1945), founder and leader of the Anthony League.[3]
- Adelaide Johnson (1859–1955) – sculptor who created a monument for suffragists in Washington D.C.[4]
- Eunice Rockwood Oberly (1878–1921) – librarian.[5][6]
- Helen Pitts (1838–1903) – active in women's rights movement and co-edited The Alpha.[7]
- Evelyn Wotherspoon Wainwright (1851–1929) – founding member of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and the National Woman's Party.[8]
- Nettie L. White (c. 1850 – 1921), president of the District of Columbia Woman Suffrage Association.[1]
Suffragists campaigning in Washington, D.C.
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Washington Suffragists Protest Against War. The President of the Oldest Suffrage Association in the World Talks About the Peace Movement". The Washington Herald. November 23, 1914. p. 6. Retrieved May 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Propagandist: Nina Allender (1872–1957)". Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party. Library of Congress. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ Evans, Jessie Fant (January 23, 1938). "Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, Suffrage Leader, Hopeful for D. C. Vote". Evening Star. p. 13. Retrieved August 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hamlin, Kimberly A. (August 10, 2020). "Monumental Women". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "Signs on Their Backs: Suffragists March Streets Advertising Coming Parade". The Washington Post. May 7, 1914.
- ^ "Eunice Oberly, Known For War Work, Is Dead". Washington Post. November 6, 1921.
- ^ "Helen Pitts Douglass, Suffragist born". African American Registry. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Novara, Elizabeth A. "Biographical Sketch of Evelyn Wotherspoon Wainwright (Mrs. Richard Wainwright)". Biographical Database of Militant Women Suffragists, 1913–1920. Alexander Street Documents. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Salinan part of Kansas Museum of History exhibit". Salina Post. March 11, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2024.