List of Alabama suffragists facts for kids
This article is about the amazing people and groups in Alabama who worked hard to help women get the right to vote. This important movement is called women's suffrage. For a long time, women in the United States were not allowed to vote in elections. Suffragists were people, both women and men, who believed that women should have the same voting rights as men. They organized, spoke out, and campaigned to change the laws.
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Groups Working for Women's Vote
Many groups formed in Alabama to support women's right to vote. These organizations helped spread the word and gather support for the suffrage movement. They held meetings, gave speeches, and worked to convince lawmakers to change the laws.
- Alabama Equal Suffrage Association (AESA): This group was formed in 1912 and was one of the main organizations working for women's voting rights in Alabama.
- Alabama Woman Suffrage Organization (AWSO): Created in 1893, this was an early group dedicated to women's suffrage.
- Coal City Equal Suffrage Association
- Equal Suffrage League of Birmingham: This group started in 1911 and later changed its name to the Equal Suffrage Association of Birmingham.
- Huntsville Equal Suffrage Association: Formed in 1912.
- Huntsville League for Woman Suffrage: Created in 1894.
- National Junior Suffrage Corps: A group that involved younger people in the suffrage movement.
- Selma Suffrage Association: This group was created on March 29, 1910, in Selma.
- Selma Suffragette Association
- Tuskegee Women's Club
Important Suffragists in Alabama
These are some of the dedicated individuals from Alabama who played a key role in the fight for women's right to vote. They often faced challenges but continued to work for what they believed was fair.
- Alice Baldridge (Huntsville)
- Lillian Roden Bowron (Birmingham)
- Virginia Tunstall Clay-Clopton
- James Drake (Huntsville)
- Priscilla Holmes Drake (Huntsville)
- Scottie McKenzie Frasier (Dothan)
- Emera Frances Griffin (Huntsville)
- Ellen Hildreth (Decatur)
- Frances John Hobbs (Selma)
- Ellelee Chapman Humes (Huntsville)
- Bossie O'Brien Hundley (Huntsville)
- Pattie Ruffner Jacobs: A very important leader in the Alabama suffrage movement.
- Helen Keller (Tuscumbia): Famous for her work as an author, activist, and lecturer, Helen Keller also supported women's suffrage.
- Indiana Little
- Adella Hunt Logan (Tuskegee): A prominent African American suffragist and educator.
- Mary Parke London (Birmingham)
- Eugenie Marks (Mobile)
- Elizabeth "Bessie" Moore (Coal City)
- Mary Munson (Vinemont)
- Nellie Kimball Murdock (Birmingham)
- Carrie McCord Parke (Selma)
- Mary Partridge (Selma)
- Sally B. Powell (Montgomery)
- Mary Howard Raiford (Selma)
- Annie Buel Drake Robertson
- Pearl Still (Pell City)
- Alberta Chapman Taylor (Huntsville)
- Julia S. Tutwiler
- Margaret Murray Washington (Tuskegee): An educator and leader at the Tuskegee Institute, she was also a suffragist.
- Mary Amelia John Watson (Selma)
- Hattie Hooker Wilkins (Selma)
Politicians Who Supported Women's Suffrage
Not all politicians were against women voting. Some lawmakers in Alabama also believed in equal voting rights and supported the suffragists' cause.
- Benjamin Craig (Selma)
- Sam Will John
Suffragists Who Visited Alabama
Some famous national leaders in the women's suffrage movement also came to Alabama to help the cause. Their visits brought more attention and support to the efforts in the state.
- Jane Addams: A well-known social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
- Susan B. Anthony: One of the most famous leaders of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
- Belle Bennett
- Julia Oates Randall Bonelli
- Carrie Chapman Catt: A national leader who helped organize the final push for the 19th Amendment.
- Jean Gordon
- Anna Howard Shaw: A doctor and a powerful speaker for women's rights.
People and Groups Against Women's Suffrage
Not everyone agreed that women should have the right to vote. Some groups and individuals actively worked against the suffrage movement. They believed that women's roles were best kept at home and that voting would take away from their traditional duties.
Groups Against Women's Vote
- Alabama Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage: This group was created in 1916 to fight against women getting the vote.
- Alabama Woman's Anti-Ratification League (AWARL)
- Southern Women's Anti-Ratification League
People Against Women's Vote
- John H. Bankhead
- Marie Bankhead Owen
- Oscar W. Underwood
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