Equal Suffrage Study Club
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 […]
Women’s Suffrage Parade
NCC-253: On May 2, 1914, the Delaware Congressional Union and Delaware Equal Suffrage Association held a parade in Wilmington. Approximately 400 suffragists marched from the Pennsylvania Railroad Station to the New Castle County Court House at 10th and Market Streets. The Wilmington Equal Suffrage Study Club, a Black women’s suffrage organization, participated as a segregated […]
Delaware’s Struggle for Women’s Right to Vote
In March 1920, Governor John G. Townsend called a special session of the Delaware General Assembly to vote on the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Suffrage and anti-suffrage groups descended on Dover that spring to try to sway the vote in their favor. On May 5, 1920, the Delaware Senate ratified the amendment. The House […]
Women’s Suffrage in Delaware
SC-284: On March 16, 1920, Sussex County’s members of the Delaware General Assembly held a conference in Georgetown to hear opinions for and against women’s suffrage. Suffragists and anti-suffragists organized similar gatherings throughout the state that spring. Governor Townsend called the state legislature into a special session on March 22 to address the ratification of […]
Women’s Vote Centennial
Women’s Suffrage Photo Gallery
Women’s Vote History
TEST YOUR SUFFRAGE KNOWLEDGE. TAKE THE QUIZ! Women’s Suffrage Movement History and Timelines Delaware’s Women’s Suffrage History After years of fighting for women’s right to vote, the United States Congress passed the 19th Amendment in 1919… Leaders of the suffrage movement looked to the Delaware General Assembly to cast the deciding vote at a special […]
Women’s Vote Education
Centennial Education Center “Delaware Day Competition Display” at Legislative Hall If you would like to learn more about the “Delaware Day Competition Display” at Legislative Hall, click here. The display will be at Legislative Hall until December 12th. Children’s Books on Women’s Suffrage Pre-Teen/Teen Books on Women’s Suffrage Adult Books on Women’s Suffrage Women’s Empowerment […]
