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Timeline Of Women's Suffrage In California
This timeline provides an overview of the political movement for women's suffrage in California. Women's suffrage became legal with the passage of 1911 California Proposition 4, Proposition 4 in 1911 yet not all women were enfranchised as a result of this legislation. 1860s 1868: * Suffragist Laura de Force Gordon delivered a lecture advocating for women's suffrage in San Francisco. 1869: * A small group of women, including Emily Pitts Stevens, met to form the California Woman Suffrage Association. *Ellen Clark Sargent founded a suffrage group in Nevada City. *Georgiana Bruce Kirby founded the Santa Cruz Society of Suffragists in 1869. 1870s 1871: * Santa Cruz resident Ellen R. Van Valkenburg sued County Clerk Albert Brown for denying her right to vote. The 44 year old argued women were citizens and therefore eligible to vote under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. *Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke in Santa Cruz where their speeche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 California Proposition 4
Proposition 4 of 1911 (or Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8) was an amendment of the Constitution of California that granted women the right to vote in the state for the first time. Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8 was sponsored by Republican State Senator Charles W. Bell from Pasadena, California. It was adopted by the California State Legislature and approved by voters in a referendum held as part of a special election on October 10, 1911. An earlier attempt to enfranchise women had been rejected by California voters in 1896, but in 1911 California became the sixth U.S. state to adopt the reform. Nine years later in 1920, women's suffrage was constitutionally recognized at the federal level by the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment prohibited both the federal government and all of the states from denying women the right to vote. Proposition 4 Election Proposition 4 was narrowly appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellie Holbrook Blinn
Nelly (born 1974) is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. Nelly or Nellie may also refer to: Places * Nellie, Ohio, an American village * Nellie, Assam, a town in Nagaon district * Nelly Island, Antarctica * Nelly Island, Bermuda * Mount Nelly, Bolivia, a stratovolcano in the Andes People * Nelly (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname Nelly or Nellie * Nelly (Egyptian entertainer), Egyptian singer, actor, and radio and television personality and presenter * Nelly Furtado, a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer * Nelly's (1899–1998), Greek photographer (real name Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraïdari) * Harry Nelly, head coach of the Army college football program from 1908 to 1910 Arts and entertainment * Nelly (2004 film), a French film * Nelly (2016 film), a Canadian film * ''Nellie'', a boat in Joseph Conrad's novella '' Heart of Darkness'' Other uses * , a Danish steamship in service between 1928 and 1936 * "Nellie", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Federation Of Women's Clubs
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country. Los Angeles County is the country's most populous, while San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Burdette
Clara Bradley Baker Wheeler Burdette (July 22, 1855 — January 6, 1954) was an American clubwoman and philanthropist based in Pasadena, California. She was the first president of the California Federation of Women's Clubs. Early life Clara Bradley was born in East Bloomfield, New York, the daughter of Albert H. Bradley and Laura Coville Bradley. She attended Syracuse University, graduating in the class of 1876. She was one of the founders of the Alpha Phi sorority while she was a student at Syracuse. Career Clara Burdette was the first president of the California Federation of Women's Clubs when it was founded in 1900. She was also an officer of the General Federation of Women's Clubs from 1902 to 1904. She was active in politics, including the 1932 presidential campaign of Herbert Hoover, and in Pasadena social life. She was a major backer of the Pasadena Maternity Hospital. She was a founder, second president, and life member of the Ebell Club, a women's social and philant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Bradley Baker, Mrs
Clara may refer to: Organizations * CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization * Clara.Net, a European ISP * Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium People * Clara (given name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name) * Saint Clara or Clare of Assisi ; Surname * Florian Clara (born 1988), Italian luger * Roland Clara (born 1982), Italian cross country skier Places France * Clara, Pyrénées-Orientales, a commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales ''département'' in southwestern France Ireland * Clara, County Kilkenny, a parish * Clara, County Offaly, a town in Ireland ** Clara Bog, a wetland near the town of Clara, County Offaly * Clara, County Wicklow, sometimes referred to as the "smallest village in Ireland" United Kingdom * Clara Vale, a village in Tyne and Wear, England United States * Clara, Florida, area on the border of Taylor County and Dixie County * Clara City, Minneso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Jackson Coppin Club
The Fannie Jackson Coppin Club, also known as the Fanny Jackson Coppin Club, was a club for politically active African American women located in Alameda County, California. The club played an important role in community outreach to voters before and after the passage of Proposition 4 in 1911 which granted women in California the right to vote. Many of the women involved in the club were active in the California suffrage movement. History of the club The Fannie Jackson Coppin Club was formed in Oakland in June 1899 by women of Beth Eden Baptist Church. This club was the first club for African American women in Oakland. It was named after Fanny Jackson Coppin who was the first African American woman to become a school principal. Coppin State University is named after Fannie Jackson. The stated goal of the club was to study culture and community improvement. The state motto of the club was "Deeds Not Words." It also used the motto "Lifting as We Climb". During its heyday, the clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman's Club Of Palo Alto
Woman's Club of Palo Alto (founded 1894, and active to present day) is a civic, cultural, philanthropic and social club, initially founded on June 20, 1894 by 24 women in Palo Alto, California, Palo Alto, California. The building that currently houses the club is historical and built in 1916 in a Tudor Revival architecture, Tudor-American Craftsman, Craftsman style, and is located at 475 Homer Avenue in Palo Alto. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California, National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Club history The Woman's Club of Palo Alto was initially founded on June 20, 1894 by 24 women who gathered at a Presbyterianism, Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto, California. The first president was Mary Grafton Campbell, a doctor. Early members of the club included Anna Zschokke, a figure in the establishment of the Palo Alto Unified School District; Lydia Mitchell, who co-founded the Palo Alto Red Cross; and Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Moore McComas
Alice Moore McComas (, Moore; June 18, 1850 – December 19, 1919) was an American author, editor, lecturer and reformer. She was a pioneer suffragist in California and served as president of the Los Angeles Equal Suffrage Association. During the various suffrage campaigns, McComas contributed articles to over seventy newspapers and magazines, and she was well known throughout the west as an educator and lecturer. She was accredited with being the first woman to conduct a department for women in a daily paper in California, and the first woman to address a state Republican ratification meeting. She was one of the earliest organizers of the Free Kindergarten Association and of clubs for working women, and was prominent in many movements for civic welfare. She was Associate Editor of ''The Household Journal'' of California and author of several books, among them ''The Women of the Canal Zone'' and ''Under the Peppers''. McComas contributed travel sketches to many magazines. She died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Sargent
Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress *Ellen Alaküla (1927–2011), Estonian actress *Ellen Palmer Allerton (1835–1893), American poet *Ellen Allien (born 1969), German electronic musician and music producer *Ellen Anckarsvärd (1833-1898), Swedish feminist * Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), Danish museum curator *Ellen Anderson (born 1959), American politician *Ellen Auerbach (1906–2004), German-born American photographer * Ellen Baake (born 1961), German mathematical biologist * Ellen S. Baker (born 1953), American physician and astronaut * Ellen Barkin (born 1954), American actress *Ellen Bass (born 1947), American poet and author * Ellen A. Dayton Blair (1837–1926), social reformer and art teacher *Ellen Bontje (born 1958), Dutch equestrian *Ellen Burka (1921–2016), Dutch an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary McHenry Keith
Mary McHenry Keith (1855-1947) was an American lawyer and social justice advocate who was especially known for her work in the woman suffrage and animal rights movements. As the widow of the artist William Keith, she also was celebrated for her work cataloguing, preserving, and sharing his collected works. Early life Mary McHenry was born in San Francisco, California on November 20, 1855 to John McHenry (1809–1880) and Ellen Josephine Metcalfe McHenry (1827-1922). John McHenry was a Judge and Louisiana Supreme Court Justice who moved to California in 1850 and continued to work as a judge in San Francisco. Mary had three siblings, Elizabeth Harris McHenry Lamare (1850-1907), Emma McHenry Pond (1857-1934), and John McHenry (1858-1935). Mary McHenry attended San Francisco's Girl's High School before pursuing a college degree. Mary's father was not supportive of women's work outside the home, but did not interfere with her attending college. McHenry completed her Bachelor of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages." Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. In both cities, members of the U.S. Congress had access to the sizable collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Anderson
Naomi Bowman Talbert Anderson (March 1, 1843 – June 9, 1899) was an African American suffragist, temperance leader, civil rights activist, and writer who advocated for equal rights for all genders and races in the 1870s. She wrote poetry and gave speeches highlighting the experience of African American women who were still enslaved by their inability to vote, receiving considerable praise from other suffragists for her contributions to the movement. Early life and education Anderson was born to free black parents, Elijah and Guilly Ann Bowman, in Michigan City, Indiana. The Bowmans were one of two black families in Michigan City where Anderson was barred from the segregated Indiana Public Schools. Her mother hired her a private tutor where she developed her writing skills. When the Michigan City white community noticed her talent in poetry, she was admitted to a previously all-white school at age 12. Her mother died in 1860, and Anderson's father did not place the same emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
