List of Georgia suffragists facts for kids
This article is about the amazing people who worked to get women the right to vote in Georgia. These people were called suffragists. They believed that women should have the same voting rights as men.
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Groups Fighting for Women's Vote
Many groups worked together to help women get the right to vote in Georgia. They held meetings, wrote letters, and organized events to share their message.
- Atlanta Equal Suffrage League
- Augusta Equal Suffrage Association
- Business People's Suffrage Association
- Chatham County Branch of the Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia
- DeKalb Equal Suffrage Party
- Equal Suffrage Party of Augusta
- Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia
- Fulton Equal Suffrage Party
- Georgia Men's League for Woman Suffrage: This group was special because it was made up of men who supported women's right to vote.
- Georgia Woman Equal Suffrage League: This group started in 1913.
- Georgia Woman Suffrage Association (GWSA): A very important group in the fight for suffrage.
- Georgia Young People's Suffrage Association: Created in 1913, showing that young people also cared about this cause.
- Muscogee Equal Franchise League: Formed in 1913.
- National Woman's Party of Georgia: This group started in 1917 and was part of a bigger national movement.
- National Association of Colored Women (NACW): This group worked for the rights of African American women.
- Savannah Woman Suffrage Association: Created in November 1914.
Who Were the Georgia Suffragists?
Many brave people in Georgia worked hard for women's right to vote. They spoke out, wrote articles, and organized events. Here are some of the important suffragists from Georgia:
- Mary Harris Armor
- Rose Ashby
- Janie Porter Barrett
- Ruth Buckholz
- Beatrice Carleton
- Beatrice Castleton (from Atlanta)
- Rebecca Latimer Felton: She later became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
- Leonard Grossman
- Will Harben (from Dalton)
- Walter B. Hill (from Macon)
- Lugenia Burns Hope (from Atlanta)
- Helen Augusta Howard (from Columbus)
- Jane Judge (from Savannah)
- Lucy Laney (from Augusta)
- Adella Hunt Logan
- Emma T. Martin
- Mary Latimer McClendon (from Atlanta): A very active leader in the movement.
- Emily C. McDougald
- Mary McCurdy
- Mary Raoul Millis
- Eleanor Raoul (from Atlanta)
- Jennie Hart Sibley (from Union Point)
- Frances Smith Whiteside
- Mamie George S. Williams (from Savannah)
Politicians Who Supported Women's Vote
Some politicians in Georgia also believed that women should have the right to vote. Their support was very important for the suffrage movement.
- Hugh Dorsey
- William J. Harris
- John L. Hopkins
- Livingston Mimms (from Atlanta)
Important Places for the Movement
- De Give's Grand Opera House: This was a place where many important meetings and speeches about women's suffrage happened.
Suffragists Who Visited Georgia
Many famous suffragists from other parts of the United States came to Georgia to help the cause. They gave speeches and inspired local activists.
- Jane Addams
- Beulah Amidon
- Susan B. Anthony: One of the most famous leaders of the national suffrage movement.
- Henry Blackwell
- Lillie Devereaux Blake
- Ida Porter Boyer
- Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
- Carrie Chapman Catt: Another very important national leader who helped organize the movement.
- Jean Gordon
- Kate M. Gordon
- Josephine K. Henry
- Elsie Hill
- Solon H. Jacobs
- Belle Kearney
- Catherine Kenny
- Harriet Burton Laidlaw
- Lide A. Meriwether
- Helen Ring Robinson
- Anna Howard Shaw: A doctor and a powerful speaker for women's rights.
- Mabel Vernon
- Elizabeth Upham Yates
- Virginia D. Young
People Who Opposed Women's Vote
Not everyone agreed that women should vote. These people were called anti-suffragists. They believed women's roles should be mainly in the home.
Groups Against Women's Vote
- Georgia Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage: This group was formed in 1914 in Macon.
People Against Women's Vote
- Warren Candler
- Dolly Blount Lamar
- Caroline Patterson (from Macon)
- Mildred Lewis Rutherford
- Hoke Smith
Images for kids
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This letterhead shows the official name of the Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia in 1917.
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