The Harriet May Mills House or Harriet May Mills Residence is a historic home on the west side of
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
. It was listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2002.
Extensive information on the restoration of the home and its former owners is archived on the now-defunc
HarrietMayMills.orgwebsite.
Charles de Berard Mills and Harriet Ann Mills were abolitionists.
, their daughter, was active in women's rights. She co-founded a
suffragette
A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members ...
club, the Political Equality Club, in 1892, which grew rapidly.
[ an]
''Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and interior, undated (presumably 2001)''
/ref> She was the first female to run for a major statewide office as a candidate of a major political party, running for New York State's Secretary of State in 1920.
See also
*History of feminism
The history of feminism comprises the narratives (chronological or thematic) of the movements and ideologies which have aimed at equal rights for women. While feminists around the world have differed in causes, goals, and intentions depending ...
*List of suffragists and suffragettes
This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the public ...
*Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Syracuse, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York
History of women in New York (state)
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