What actions will you take to shape our democracy? To celebrate the 2020 centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, find your inspiration in these stories of Minnesota women.
The making of a movement
The making of a movement
The work of attaining voting rights for women spanned generations. In Minnesota, the movement began when a few women inserted themselves into public debates. It picked up momentum as women formed coalitions to amplify their voices. Once the amendment passed, women doubled down on their work — training new voters and fighting for the many people still denied voting rights. That work continues.
Extraordinary causes, extraordinary women
Extraordinary causes, extraordinary women
Abolition
Access to healthcare
Anti-suffrage
Economic independence
Gender equality
- Sabrie Akin
- Sarah Gates Baird
- Pat Bellanger
- Isabelle Bellecourt
- Myrtle Cain
- Cora Smith Eaton
- Ione Wood Gibbs
- Joan Growe
- Anna Arnold Hedgeman
- Sue Dickey Hough
- Gertrude Hunter
- Ethel Hurd
- Nanny Jaeger
- Josie Johnson
- Hannah Kempfer
- Jenova Martin
- Julia B. Nelson
- Marguerite Newburgh
- Sarah Burger Stearns
- Elsa Ueland
- Marguerite Milton Wells
League of Women Voters
Peace
Political representation
Protection from domestic abuse
Thriving communities
- Sarah Gates Baird
- Pat Bellanger
- W. Gertrude Brown
- Florence Welles Carpenter
- Gratia Countryman
- Grace Kaercher Davis
- Nellie Griswold Francis
- Ione Wood Gibbs
- Lavinia Gilfillan
- Emily Goodridge Grey
- Anna Arnold Hedgeman
- Nanny Jaeger
- Katie McWatt
- Debbie Montgomery
- Emily Peake
- Theresa Peyton
- Sarah Burger Stearns
- Ruth Tanbara
- Elsa Ueland
- Charlotte Van Cleve
Treaty rights
Tribal sovereignty
The story continues
The story continues
Let your voice be heard
Votes for Women is made possible thanks to a generous donation from Judy Schwartau.
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