Maryland Woman Suffrage Association Explained
The Maryland Woman Suffrage Association (MWSA) was a woman's suffrage organization in Maryland, USA, founded in 1889.
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The MWSA was created to fight for women's suffrage in Maryland.[1] Carolyn Hallowell Miller started the group on January 11, 1889.[2] [3] The group included both men and women.[4] MWSA met in members' homes and worked to plan statewide conventions and conferences.
The first president was Miller, though only for a short time. She was followed by Mary Bentley Thomas.[5] In 1902, MWSA opened a headquarters in Baltimore. In 1904, Emma Maddox Funck became president.[6] MWSA invited the National American Woman Suffrage Association to hold its 1906 conference in Baltimore.
In 1910, MWSA worked closely with Elizabeth King Ellicott and presented a bill for suffrage for all to the Maryland House of Delegates.[7] The bill was soundly rejected by the delegates. In 1911, there was a split in the group, with some leaving MWSA to form the State Equal Franchise League of Maryland.[8] MWSA continued to provide an amendment for women's suffrage in the Maryland Constitution in 1912, 1914 and 1916, with no success.
Notable members
Notes and References
- Schaefer . Kate Murphy . Maryland Woman Suffrage Association, 1867–1920(?) . Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890–1920 . Alexander Street.
- Book: A History of Women in the United States : State-by-state Reference . registration . Grolier Academic Reference . 2004 . 0-7172-5805-X . Weatherford . Doris. Danbury, Connecticut . 167-168 . 52631499 . Internet Archive.
- Book: Farquhar, William Henry . Annals of Sandy Spring or Fourteen Years' History of a Rural Community in Maryland . Moore . Eliza Needles . Miller . Rebecca Thomas . Thomas . Mary Moore . Kirk . Annie B. . Baltimore . Cushings & Bailey . Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center . 1909 . 3 . 172. Internet Archive.
- News: Sandy Spring . 1895-01-24 . Evening Star . 2020-01-13 . 10. Newspapers.com.
- News: Demand the Right to Vote . 1906-01-07 . The Baltimore Sun . 2020-01-13 . 8. Newspapers.com.
- Spiegelman . Hannah . Biography of Emma Maddox Funck, 1853-1940 . Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920 . Alexander Street.
- Web site: Elizabeth King Ellicott (1858-1914) . Miyagawa . Sharon . 2014 . Maryland State Archives . 15 January 2020.
- News: Third Suffrage League . 1911-09-22 . The Baltimore Sun . 2020-01-13 . 14. Newspapers.com.
