Women's Suffrage New York State
Learn about the historic women who led the women's suffrage movement and carved the path for gender equality in New York State. The fight for womens rights began in New York State. In Waterloo, on , a tea party at the home of activist Jane Hunt became the catalyst for the womens rights movement.
Womens right to vote in the state of New York had finally been recognized and women could shift their attention to campaign for the federal amendment. Broadside illustrating how voters should vote "YES" on Amendment No. 1 on , giving women the right to vote in New York State.
Learn about the history of the suffrage movement in New York State through artifacts on display and highlighted women who led this equal rights movement. Viewers can navigate throughout the space using their touchscreen or mouse. After repeated defeats, New York women won the vote in November 1917.
After decades of arguments for and against women's suffrage, Congress finally approved the 19th Amendment in 1919. See the New York State Library educator guide for the 19th Amendment : New York State Library documents of the women's suffrage and anti-Suffrage Movements for resources to assist educators using our suffrage materials in the classroom. In 1917more than 65 years after that small tea party in WaterlooNew York became one of the first states to grant women the right to vote.
This act helped usher in the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted the right for citizens to vote, regardless of gender. Woman suffrage was defeated when it first appeared on the New York State ballot in 1915, and activists split over tactics. Yet in 1917, male voters granted the states women the right to vote.
Victory in New York helped to set the stage for the enactment of woman suffrage across the country. The Commission will plan and execute an organized series of statewide programs starting in 2017, which marks the 100th anniversary of womens suffrage in New York State, until 2020, a century after the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting all women across the United States the right to vote. The suffragettes are activist women who agitated for the right of women to vote.
To learn more Ashley Hopkins-Benton, the Senior Historian/Curator at the New York State Museum and co-author of Votes for Women: Celebrating New Yorks Suffrage Centennial, spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about New Yorks role in womens fight for the ...
