List of Washington (state) suffragists explained

This is a list of Washington (state) suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Washington.

Suffragists

• Emma Smith DeVoe (1848–1927) – leading Washington State suffragist, founded the National Council of Women Voters.^[1]
• Helga Estby (1860–1942) – Norwegian immigrant, noted for her walk across the United States during 1896 to save her family farm.^[2]
• Linda Deziah Jennings (1870–1932) - editor of the Washington Women's Cook Book (1908).^[3]
• May Arkwright Hutton (1860–1915) – suffrage leader and labor rights advocate in the Pacific Northwest.^[4]
• Lucie Fulton Isaacs (1841–1916) — American writer, philanthropist; president of Walla Walla, Washington's suffrage association.^[5]
• Alice Sampson Presto (1879–?) – Washington state suffragist and politician.^[6]

Suffragists campaigning in Washington

• Anita Pollitzer.^[7]

See also

• List of American suffragists

Notes and References

1. Web site: DeVoe, Emma Smith Women of the Hall . 2024-08-03 . National Women's Hall of Fame . en-US.
2. Web site: Dagg . Carole Estby . 22 October 2014 . Norwegian & American Women of Distinction: Helga and Clara Estby . 6 August 2024 . The Norwegian American.
3. Web site: Becker . Paule . Washington Equal Suffrage Association publishes Washington Women's Cook Book in Seattle in 1908 . 2024-08-25. www.historylink.org.
4. Web site: 2019-04-25 . May Arkwright Hutton: Suffrage Leader . 2024-09-15 . Fairmount Memorial . en.
5. Thompson . Julia . Biographical Sketch of Lucie Fulton Isaacs . Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920 . Alexander Street.
6. Web site: Cobbins . Quin'Nita . Biographical Sketch of Alice S. Presto . 2022-05-14 . Biographical Database of Black Woman Suffragists . Alexander Street.
7. Web site: Pollitzer . Pattey . Anita Pollitzer . 2024-11-04 . U.S. National Park Service . en.