This is a list of Arkansas suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Arkansas.
Groups
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- Arkansas Equal Suffrage Association (AESA), organized in 1888.[1]
- Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs (AFWC).[2]
- Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), formed in 1881.[1]
- The second iteration of the Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), created in 1914.[3] It was also known as the Arkansas Equal Suffrage Central Committee (AESCC).[3]
- Washington County Women's Suffrage Association, formed in 1915.[2]
- Women's Political Equality League (PEL), starts meeting in 1913.[2]
Suffragists
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- Freda Hogan Ameringer (Huntington).[2]
- Bernie Babcock (Little Rock).[4]
- Ida Jones Brooks (Little Rock).[5]
- Mary Burt Brooks.[6]
- Haryot Holt Cahoon.[7]
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway.[8]
- Fannie L. Chunn (Little Rock).[9]
- Florence Brown Cotnam (Little Rock).[8]
- Catherine Campbell Cunningham (Little Rock).[6]
- Alice S. Ellington.[3]
- Pauline Floyd (El Dorado).[2]
- Minnie Rutherford Fuller (Little Rock).[10][11]
- Lizzie Dorman Fyler (Eureka Springs).[1]
- Olive Gatlin Leigh.[12]
- Jean Vernor Jennings (Little Rock).[13]
- Adele Johnson (Hot Springs).[14]
- Mary W. Loughborough (Little Rock).[5]
- Josephine Miller (Little Rock).[15]
- James Mitchell (Little Rock).[16]
- Clara McDiarmid (Little Rock).[1]
- Gertrude Watkins (Little Rock).[8][15]
Politicians supporting women's suffrage
edit- E.P. Hill.[2]
- Miles Ledford Langley (Arkadelphia).[1]
- John A. Riggs (Garland County).[5]
- George P. Whittington (Hot Springs).[5]
Places
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edit- Woman's Chronicle.[1]
Suffragists campaigning in Arkansas
editAnti-suffragists in Arkansas
editPeople
- Walker Smith (Magnolia).[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Taylor, Paula Kyzer (20 August 2020). "Women's Suffrage Movement". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Arkansas Women's Suffrage Timeline". Arkansas Heritage. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ a b c Rollberg, Jeanne Norton (24 November 2020). "Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Camp, Marcia (23 October 2020). "Bernie Babcock (1868–1962)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ a b c d e Dillard, Tom (2017-11-12). "Struggle For Suffrage". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ a b Taylor 1956, p. 21.
- ^ Anthony 1902, p. 475.
- ^ a b c "Suffragists in Arkansas". Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ Taylor 1956, p. 22.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 16.
- ^ Ezell, John S. (1971). "Fuller, Minnie Rutherford". In James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (eds.). Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 683. ISBN 0674627342.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 22.
- ^ Ritter-Maggio, Armanda. "Biographical Sketch of Jean Vernor (Dr. Chester) Jennings". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920 – via Alexander Street.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 18.
- ^ a b "Invaluable Out-of-Staters". History in South Dakota. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ Ross 1984, p. 226.
- ^ Taylor 1956, p. 26.
- ^ Taylor 1956, p. 23-24.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 20.
Sources
edit- Anthony, Susan B. (1902). Anthony, Susan B.; Harper, Ida Husted (eds.). The History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 4. Indianapolis: The Hollenbeck Press.
- Harper, Ida Husted (1922). The History of Woman Suffrage. New York: J.J. Little & Ives Company.
- Ross, Frances Mitchell (Autumn 1984). "James Mitchell, Spokesman for Women's Equality in Nineteenth Century Arkansas". Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 43 (3): 222–235. doi:10.2307/40027710. JSTOR 40027710 – via JSTOR.
- Taylor, A. Elizabeth (Spring 1956). "The Woman Suffrage Movement in Arkansas". Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 15 (1): 17–52. doi:10.2307/40027189. JSTOR 40027189 – via JSTOR.