List of California suffragists facts for kids

This is a list of important people in California who worked hard to get women the right to vote. These people were active before and during the successful vote in 1911, which finally gave women in California the right to cast their ballots.

Groups That Helped Women Vote

Many groups worked together to help women gain the right to vote. These organizations brought people together to share ideas, plan events, and convince others that women deserved to vote.

• California Equal Suffrage Association
• California Political Equality League
• California Woman Suffrage Society
• Congressional Union for Women Suffrage
• Fannie Jackson Coppin Club
• Los Angeles Forum of Colored Women
• National American Woman Suffrage Association
• National Woman's Party
• Political Equality Club of Alameda
• Votes for Women Club
• Women's Christian Temperance Union
• Woman's Club of Palo Alto
• Young Women's Suffrage Club

Early Leaders for Women's Vote

These brave individuals were some of the first people in California to speak out and work for women's right to vote, long before the big campaigns.

Laura de Force Gordon was an early leader for women's voting rights.

• Anna Dickinson
• Laura de Force Gordon
• Georgiana Bruce Kirby
• Emily Pitts Stevens
• Ellen Clark Sargent
• Elizabeth Lowe Watson

Supporters in the 1896 Campaign

In 1896, there was a big effort to get women the right to vote in California. These people were key supporters during that campaign. Even though it didn't pass that year, their work paved the way for future success.

Supporters in the 1911 Campaign

The year 1911 was when women in California finally won the right to vote! These individuals played a big part in making that happen. They worked hard to convince voters and lawmakers.

Gertrude Atherton was a writer and supporter of women's voting rights.

This book by Selina Solomons tells the story of how women won the vote in California.

National Leaders Who Visited California

Some famous leaders from the national women's suffrage movement also came to California to help with the cause. Their speeches and support were very important.

• Lucy Anthony
• Susan B. Anthony
• Carrie Chapman Catt
• Abigail Scott Duniway
• Julia Ward Howe
• Florence Kelley
• Anne Henrietta Martin
• Anna Howard Shaw
• Sylvia Pankhurst
• Helen Todd

See also

• Timeline of women's suffrage in California
• Women's suffrage in California
• Women's suffrage in states of the United States
• Women's suffrage in the United States