List of Wisconsin suffragists explained

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

Groups

• Centralia Equal Suffrage Association, founded in 1882.
• Grand Rapids Equal Suffrage Association, founded in 1882.
• Madison Equal Suffrage Association (MESA), founded in 1879.
• Marathon County Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1879.
• Men's League for Women's Suffrage, formed in 1911.
• Mukwonago Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1880.
• National Woman's Party branch, founded in 1917.
• Olympic Club, founded in 1882 in Milwaukee.
• Political Equality League, formed in 1911.
• Political Equality League, African American branch in Milwaukee.^[1]
• Richland Center Women's Club, organized in 1870.
• South Side Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1882 in Milwaukee.
• Whitewater Woman Suffrage Club, founded in 1882.
• Woman's Club of Baraboo, Wisconsin.
• Woman Suffrage Association at Mosinee, founded in 1882.
• Woman Suffrage Association of Wisconsin (WSAW), founded in 1869. Later, in 1882, it is known as the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association (WWSA).

Suffragists

• Mathilde Franziska Anneke (Milwaukee).
• Harriet Bain (Kenosha).^[2]
• Stella Baker (Suffragist) (Dexterville).
• Emma Curtiss Bascom (Madison).
• John Bascom (Madison).
• Mary W. Bentley (Marathon).
• Meta Berger (Milwaukee).^[3]
• Emma Brown (Fort Atkinson).^[4]
• Olympia Brown (Racine).
• Vie H. Campbell (Evansville).
• Carrie Chapman Catt (Ripon).^[5]
• Augusta Chapin (Milwaukee).
• Helen Holmes Charleton (Broadhead).
• Edna Phillips Chynoweth (Madison).
• Clara Bewick Colby (Madison).
• Alice B. Curtis (Milwaukee).
• James Densmore (Oshkosh).
• Mary A. Derrick (Brodhead).
• Emma Smith DeVoe.
• Martha Parker Dingee (Racine).^[6]
• Nellie Donaldson.
• Marion V. Dudley (Milwaukee).
• Almah Jane Frisby (Milwaukee).
• Zona Gale (Portage).
• Lavinia Goodell (Janesville).
• Hattie Tyng Griswold (Columbus).
• Sophie Gudden (Grand Rapids).
• Helen H. Haight (Waukesha).
• Alura Collins Hollister (Mukwonago).
• Jessie Jack Hooper (Oshkosh).
• Carrie S. Cook Horton (Milwaukee).
• Ada James (Richland Center).
• Laura Briggs James (Richland Center).
• Sarah James (Oshkosh).
• Rachel Szold Jastrow (Madison).^[7]
• Charlotte Jordan (Kenosha).
• Mabel Judd (Lancaster).
• Angie King (Janesville).
• Georgiana J. Koppke (Baraboo).
• Belle Case La Follette (Summit, Baraboo, Madison).
• Fola La Follette (Madison).^[8]
• Lucinda Lake (Juda).
• Jessie Luther (Madison).
• Henry Doty Maxon (Menominee).
• Maud Leonard McCreery (Green Bay).
• Helen Farnsworth Mears (Oshkosh).^[9]
• Sarah Munro (Milwaukee).
• Meda Neubecker (Waukesha).
• Helen R. Olin (Madison).
• Nellie Mann Opdale (La Crosse).^[10]
• Hanna Patchin (New London).
• Mary G. Pearce (Milwaukee).
• Lila Peckham (Milwaukee).
• Nora Perkins (Milwaukee).
• Susan Miller Quackenbush (Portage).^[11]
• Sarah A. Richards (Milwaukee).
• Emma Robinson (Kenosha).
• Jane Rogers (Milwaukee).
• Lutie Stearns (Milwaukee).
• Sophie Stathearn (Kaukauna).
• Vandalia Varnum Thomas.
• Mary Swain Wagner (Milwaukee).
• Frances McDonnell Wentworth (Racine).
• Pauline Wies (Milwaukee).
• Gwendolen Brown Willis (Milwaukee).
• Eliza Wilson (Menomonee).
• Belle Winestine (Madison).^[12]
• Laura Ross Wolcott (Milwaukee).
• Edna Wright (Milwaukee).
• Theodora W. Youmans (Waukesha).

Politicians who supported women's suffrage

• David Cooper Ayres (Howard) 1872 Wisconsin Blue Book "Universal Suffrage, (Female inclusive)"
• Victor L. Berger (Milwaukee).
  • John T. Dow Lucius Fairchild.
• Hamilton H. Gray (Lafayette County).
• David G. James (Richland Center).
• Robert La Follette.

Places

• Jessie Jack Hooper House.^[13]

Publications

• Die Deutsche Frauen-Zeitung.^[14]
• Oshkosh True Democrat.^[15]
• Southport Telegraph.
• Wisconsin Chief.^[16]
• Wisconsin Citizen.

Suffragists campaigning in Wisconsin

• Susan B. Anthony.
• Henry Browne Blackwell.
• Carrie Chapman Catt.
• Emma Smith DeVoe.
• Crystal Eastman.
• Margaret Foley.^[17]
• Lydia Folger Fowler.
• Harriet Grim.
• Mary E. Haggart.
• Elizabeth Boynton Harbert.
• Julia Ward Howe.
• Elizabeth A. Kingsbury.^[18]
• Mary Livermore.
• Alice Ball Loomis.
• Catharine Waugh McCulloch.
• Clarina I. H. Nichols.
• Maud Wood Park.
• Elizabeth Lyle Saxon.
• May Wright Sewall.
• Anna Howard Shaw.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
• Lucy Stone.
• Alice L. Thompson Waytes.^[19]

See also

• Timeline of women's suffrage in Wisconsin
• Women's suffrage in Wisconsin
• Women's suffrage in states of the United States
• Women's suffrage in the United States

References

Sources

• Book: Anthony, Susan B.. The History of Woman Suffrage. The Hollenbeck Press. 1902. Anthony. Susan B.. 4. Indianapolis. Susan B. Anthony. Harper. Ida Husted.
• Grant. Marilyn. Winter 1980. The 1912 Suffrage Referendum: An Exercise in Political Action. The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 64. 2. 107–118. 4635498 . registration. JSTOR.
• Book: Harper, Ida Husted. The History of Woman Suffrage. J.J. Little & Ives Company. 1922. New York. Ida Husted Harper.
• McBride. Genevieve G.. Summer 1988. Theodora Winton Youmans and the Wisconsin Woman Movement. The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 71. 4. 242–275. 4636147 . registration. JSTOR.
• Book: McBride, Genevieve G.. On Wisconsin Women: Working for Their Rights from Settlement to Suffrage. The University of Wisconsin Press. 1993. 0299140008. Madison, Wisconsin.
• Book: WHS. Women's Suffrage Centennial Celebration. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2020.
• Youmans. Theodora W.. Theodora W. Youmans. September 1921. How Wisconsin Women Won the Ballot. The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 5. 1. 3–32. 4630337 . JSTOR.

External links

• On Wisconsin: Celebrating 100 Years of the 19th Amendment

Notes and References

1. Strand. Karla J.. Dunn. Brandon. Biography of Carrie S. Cook Horton, 1875-1971. Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920. Alexander Street. 2021-01-05. 2021-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107124632/https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cbibliographic_details%7C4384817. live.
2. Web site: Wisconsin Suffragists. https://web.archive.org/web/20240518141455/https://www.library.wisc.edu/gwslibrarian/bibliographies/womens-suffrage-in-wisconsin-a-centennial-resource-guide/suffragists/. 2024-05-18. 2021-01-06. University of Wisconsin-Madison. en-US. live.
3. Web site: Mrs. Meta Berger, widow of Socialist leader in state, dies. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219095836/https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1061. 2020-12-19. 2021-01-04. Turning Points in Wisconsin History Wisconsin Historical Society. live.
4. Web site: Hunter. Julia. 2019-05-16. Wisconsin journalists played key roles in suffrage movement. https://web.archive.org/web/20240518141451/https://wnanews.com/2019/05/16/wisconsin-journalists-played-key-roles-in-suffrage-movement/. 2024-05-18. 2021-01-06. Wisconsin Newspaper Association. en-US. live.
5. Web site: Wisconsin Women and Suffrage. 2021-01-05. Wisconsin Women Making History. en-US. 2021-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107035452/https://live-wisconsinwomenmakinghistory.pantheonsite.io/topic/wisconsin-women-and-suffrage/. live.
6. Meldrum. Monica. Biographical Sketch of Martha Parker Dingee. Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920. Alexander Street. 2021-01-09. 2020-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026190634/https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1009656365. live.
7. Web site: Nelson. Nerissa. Biographical Sketch of Rachel Szold Jastrow. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120013207/https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1010113876. 2021-01-20. 2021-01-05. Alexander Street Documents. live.
8. Web site: 2019-04-04. Invaluable Out-of-Staters. 2021-05-09. History in South Dakota. en. 2021-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509062245/https://historysouthdakota.wordpress.com/womens-suffrage-in-sodak/invaluable-out-of-staters/. live.
9. Web site: Helen Farnsworth Mears. https://web.archive.org/web/20240518141451/https://live-wisconsinwomenmakinghistory.pantheonsite.io/profile/helen-farnsworth-mears/. 2024-05-18. 2021-01-06. Wisconsin Women Making History. en-US. live.
10. Web site: 30 March 2020. Women's History Month: 31 profiles celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111155202/https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/women-s-history-month-31-profiles-celebrating-the-100th-anniversary-of-womens-suffrage/collection_87a33841-1035-53f4-8982-422d757ea9a2.html. 2021-01-11. 2021-01-09. La Crosse Tribune. en. live.
11. Web site: Weiland. Kasandra. Biographical Sketch of Susan Miller Quackenbush. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027001507/https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1010113905. 2020-10-27. 2021-01-05. Alexander Street Documents. live.
12. Web site: 2017-07-31. Suffragists in Wisconsin. https://web.archive.org/web/20201209141539/https://suffragistmemorial.org/suffragists-in-wisconsin/. 2020-12-09. 2021-01-04. Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. en-US. live.
13. Web site: Wisconsin and the 19th Amendment. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123132731/https://www.nps.gov/articles/wisconsin-women-s-history.htm. 2021-01-23. 2021-01-17. U.S. National Park Service. en. live.
14. Web site: Bilić. Viktorija. German-Language Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204182415/https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/german-language-media/. 2019-02-04. 2021-01-08. Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. en-US. live.
15. Web site: Timeline of Wisconsin Women's Suffrage. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108044143/https://www.library.wisc.edu/gwslibrarian/bibliographies/womens-suffrage-in-wisconsin-a-centennial-resource-guide/timeline/. 2021-01-08. 2021-01-06. University of Wisconsin-Madison. en-US. live.
16. Web site: The Wisconsin Chief (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) 1857-1889. 2021-01-06. Library of Congress. 2024-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20240518141453/https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84035941/. live.
17. Web site: Foley, Margaret, 1875-1957. Papers of Margaret Foley, 1847-1968 . 7 August 2024 . Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
18. Book: Noun, Louise R.. Strong-Minded Women: The Emergence of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Iowa. The Iowa State University PRess. 1969. 0813816025. Ames, Iowa. 90.
19. Forlaw. Blair. Biography of Miss Alice L. Thompson Waytes, 1870-1949. Biographical Database of Black Woman Suffragists. Alexander Street. 2021-01-05. 2021-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107231906/https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cbibliographic_details%7C4744409. live.