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This article is about the people and groups in Wisconsin who worked hard for women's suffrage. Women's suffrage means the right for women to vote in elections. For a long time, women were not allowed to vote, and these brave individuals and organizations fought to change that. They believed that women should have the same political rights as men.

Groups Fighting for Women's Right to Vote

Woman's Club of Baraboo Wisconsin, 1880
Members of the Woman's Club of Baraboo, Wisconsin, in 1880.

Many groups formed across Wisconsin to support women's suffrage. These organizations held meetings, gave speeches, and worked to convince people that women should have the right to vote. They played a big part in the movement.

  • Centralia Equal Suffrage Association: Started in 1882, this group worked in the Centralia area.
  • Grand Rapids Equal Suffrage Association: Also founded in 1882, this association was active in Grand Rapids.
  • Madison Equal Suffrage Association (MESA): Formed in 1879, MESA was a key group in the state capital.
  • Marathon County Woman Suffrage Association: This group began in 1879, focusing on Marathon County.
  • Men's League for Women's Suffrage: Formed in 1911, this league showed that not only women supported the cause. Men also believed in equal voting rights.
  • Mukwonago Woman Suffrage Association: This group was founded in Mukwonago in 1880.
  • National Woman's Party branch: A state branch of this national organization was started in Wisconsin in 1917.
  • Olympic Club: Founded in Milwaukee in 1882, this club also supported suffrage.
  • Political Equality League: This important group was formed in 1911.
  • Political Equality League, African American branch: An African American branch of the Political Equality League was active in Milwaukee.
  • Richland Center Women's Club: This club, organized in 1870, worked for women's rights.
  • South Side Woman Suffrage Association: Founded in Milwaukee in 1882, this group focused on the city's south side.
  • Whitewater Woman Suffrage Club: This club was founded in Whitewater in 1882.
  • Woman's Club of Baraboo, Wisconsin: This club was active in Baraboo.
  • Woman Suffrage Association at Mosinee: Founded in Mosinee in 1882.
  • Woman Suffrage Association of Wisconsin (WSAW): This was a major statewide group, founded in 1869. Later, in 1882, it became known as the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association (WWSA).

Important People Who Fought for Suffrage

"Bloomer Girls" support women's suffrage, c. 1903
"Bloomer Girls" supporting women's suffrage around 1903.

Many individuals dedicated their lives to the suffrage movement in Wisconsin. These people, known as suffragists, worked tirelessly to gain voting rights for women. They organized, wrote, and spoke out for what they believed was right.

  • Mathilde Franziska Anneke (Milwaukee)
  • Harriet Bain (Kenosha)
  • Stella Baker (Suffragist) (Dexterville)
  • Emma Curtiss Bascom (Madison)
  • John Bascom (Madison)
  • Mary W. Bentley (Marathon)
  • Meta Berger (Milwaukee)
  • Emma Brown (Fort Atkinson)
  • Olympia Brown (Racine)
  • Vie H. Campbell (Evansville)
  • Carrie Chapman Catt (Ripon)
  • Augusta Chapin (Milwaukee)
  • Helen Holmes Charleton (Broadhead)
  • Edna Phillips Chynoweth (Madison)
  • Clara Bewick Colby (Madison)
  • Alice B. Curtis (Milwaukee)
  • James Densmore (Oshkosh)
  • Mary A. Derrick (Brodhead)
  • Emma Smith DeVoe
  • Martha Parker Dingee (Racine)
  • Nellie Donaldson
  • Marion V. Dudley (Milwaukee)
  • Almah Jane Frisby (Milwaukee)
  • Zona Gale (Portage)
  • Lavinia Goodell (Janesville)
  • Hattie Tyng Griswold (Columbus)
  • Sophie Gudden (Grand Rapids)
  • Helen H. Haight (Waukesha)
  • Alura Collins Hollister (Mukwonago)
  • Jessie Jack Hooper (Oshkosh)
  • Carrie S. Cook Horton (Milwaukee)
  • Ada James (Richland Center)
  • Laura Briggs James (Richland Center)
  • Sarah James (Oshkosh)
  • Rachel Szold Jastrow (Madison)
  • Charlotte Jordan (Kenosha)
  • Mabel Judd (Lancaster)
  • Angie King (Janesville)
  • Georgiana J. Koppke (Baraboo)
  • Belle Case La Follette (Summit, Baraboo, Madison)
  • Fola La Follette (Madison)
Belle Case La Follette speaking in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin in 1915
Belle Case La Follette speaking in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, in 1915.
  • Lucinda Lake (Juda)
  • Jessie Luther (Madison)
  • Henry Doty Maxon (Menominee)
  • Maud Leonard McCreery (Green Bay)
  • Helen Farnsworth Mears (Oshkosh)
  • Sarah Munro (Milwaukee)
  • Meda Neubecker (Waukesha)
  • Helen R. Olin (Madison)
  • Nellie Mann Opdale (La Crosse)
  • Hanna Patchin (New London)
  • Mary G. Pearce (Milwaukee)
  • Lila Peckham (Milwaukee)
  • Nora Perkins (Milwaukee)
  • Susan Miller Quackenbush (Portage)
  • Sarah A. Richards (Milwaukee)
  • Emma Robinson (Kenosha)
  • Jane Rogers (Milwaukee)
  • Lutie Stearns (Milwaukee)
  • Sophie Stathearn (Kaukauna)
  • Vandalia Varnum Thomas
  • Mary Swain Wagner (Milwaukee)
  • Frances McDonnell Wentworth (Racine)
  • Pauline Wies (Milwaukee)
  • Gwendolen Brown Willis (Milwaukee)
  • Eliza Wilson (Menomonee)
  • Belle Winestine (Madison)
  • Laura Ross Wolcott (Milwaukee)
  • Edna Wright (Milwaukee)
  • Theodora W. Youmans (Waukesha)

Politicians Who Supported Women's Suffrage

Some politicians in Wisconsin also believed in women's right to vote and used their positions to support the cause.

Places Important to the Suffrage Movement

Certain locations in Wisconsin hold historical importance for the women's suffrage movement.

  • Jessie Jack Hooper House: This house was home to Jessie Jack Hooper, a prominent suffragist from Oshkosh. It served as a place where important work for women's voting rights happened.

Suffragists Who Campaigned in Wisconsin

Many suffragists from other states also visited Wisconsin to help the movement. They gave speeches, organized events, and shared their experiences to inspire local activists.

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