In 1914, the Equal Suffrage Study Club, founded by and for African American women, encouraged the public to campaign for women’s voting rights and inclusion of African American women. This club was one of Delaware’s most active suffrage organizations with members speaking in public, lobbying, and marching. On April 13, 1920, with encouragement from Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Florence Bayard Hilles, citizens of this district passed a verbal resolution asking Representative Lester to support the 19th Amendment in the colored schoolhouse near this site.

NCC-258: Installed in 2021

Location:

Mike Castle Bike Trail behind Kathy’s Crab House, Delaware City 19706

 

Links to more resources:

• NCC-258: Collected Research Materials
• House Concurrent Resolution No. 21 Recognizing the One Hundredth Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
• Votes for Delaware Women A Centennial Exhibition
• Delaware Library Catalog: Memoirs of Twenty-Two Years in the Delaware State Senate, by Roger Martin
• Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Equal Suffrage Study Club Historical Marker