It was the result of decades of work by activists throughout the country, which was then only 144 years old and 48 states large. When women achieved national suffrage, votes for women were already the law of the land in fifteen states—some of which may be surprising contenders for their early contribution to women’s voting rights.
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South Pass City State Historic Park, where Esther Morris served as the first female Justice of the Peace in the United StatesJohn Elk / Getty Images
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Esther Hobart Morris was, in many ways, an unlikely candidate to make history. When she was appointed Justice of the Peace in South Pass City, a tiny gold mining town perched in the Wind River Mountains, she was already a widow, the middle-aged mother of two adult sons, and in a bad second marriage. What pushback she did receive was dealt with by her boys, whom she deputized as clerks. She also had her abusive husband arrested, which was no small statement in a rough and tumble frontier town where violence was routine.
You can still visit Morris’ Cheyenne home today at 2114 Warren Avenue. It’s one of a pair of properties owned by Bella Fuoco Wood Fired Pizza, where you can order up duck wings, lemon berry mascarpone, and New York-style pies. In recent years, a historical marker was also added to the home, sharing more about Morris’ role in Wyoming and suffrage history. Visit the Capitol Building in Cheyenne to see a statue of Esther Morris by artist Avard Fairbanks.
Last but not least, South Pass City itself is a four-hour drive from Cheyenne along the Women's Suffrage Pathway. Tours are offered not only of the city itself, including the dugout home where Morris lived with her family, but also of the Carissa mine that drew miners in the first place. The area is surrounded by hiking trails,and there’s no shortage of outdoor adventures to be had in Lander, a town just north of South Pass City. Just ask the guides at the National Outdoor Leadership School, which offers classes for adults in backpacking, horsepacking, wilderness medicine, and more.
The Workhouse Arts Center was once a women's prison where suffragists were jailed, including Lucy Burns.The Washington Post / Getty Images
Washington D.C.
Start exploring in the Smithsonian’s extensive collections, including the American Women’s History Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The National Museum of Women in the Arts is another well worth visiting, though the scope goes well beyond women's suffrage. Upcoming exhibits include Routed West, a collection of quilts made by African Americans who moved out of the South during the second Great Migration in the mid-twentieth century.
The wholesome programming is a stark contrast to the workhouse the foundation was named for. Once known as the Occoquan Work House, dozens of suffragettes were jailed here in 1917 after staging a peaceful protest outside the White House Gates. Despite relatively minor charges of traffic obstruction, guards at Occoquan subjected the suffragettes to sleep deprivation, inedible food, overcrowding, beatings, stress positions, and other human rights violations.
Can’t make it to Washington D.C.? There are lots of digital collections you can explore from home, too. The National Women’s History Museum is an online institution that partners with libraries and other brick-and-mortar locations in the District while also offering virtual exhibitions on topics like Latina suffragists and Black feminist history in Washington DC.
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After an amazing renovation of the long-defunct 1851 Charles Street Jail, it reopened as part of Liberty Hotel in 2007.Steve Rosenbach / Getty Images
Boston, Massachusetts
Head to Beacon Hill to see the former home of Women’s Era publisher Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin and her daughter Florida Ruffin Ridley, who organized the National Federation of Afro-American Women, a precursor to the National Association of Colored Women. Also in the neighborhood are the former homes of Little Women author Louisa May Alcott and Battle Hymn of the Republic composerJulia Ward Howe, as well as the first kindergarten in the United States.
In addition to self-guided itineraries, there are several women's history walking tours to choose from if you'd like a little more structure and context. Rest up afterwards at The Liberty Hotel, also in Beacon Hill. The name is ironic given the property’s history– this used to be the Charles Street Jail, where several National Woman’s Party members were incarcerated in 1919. You can enjoy a hotel history tour booked through the concierge, rent a bicycle to explore Boston the same way early feminists traveled.
Inside the library of the Byers-Evans House in Denver, Colorado.Andy Cross / Getty Images
Denver, Colorado
Perhaps it’s surprising that so many destinations for women’s suffrage history are in the western United States, rather than in more established cities back east. But politics and propriety slowed the movement for many years, while the practicalities and challenges of life on the frontier invited different conversations about independence. Wyoming was the first state to legalize women’s right to vote, and Colorado was the second, a full 30 years before the passage of the 19th Amendment.
The Center currently features a Votes and Dreams exhibit that features an 1893 ballot that included the question of women’s suffrage, a letter from Susan B. Anthony to Colorado suffragette Ellis Meredith, historic clothing, and even local materials from the Denver Women’s Bank, which opened in after the 1974 passage of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which allowed women to open bank account and take out loans and credit cards without a male co-signer.
Head to the 99ers Sports Baron East Colfax after your museum trips. Founded by female athletes, this is the only bar in Denver entirely dedicated to airing and cheering for women’s sports. The 99ers name references the legendary 1999 victory by the U.S. women’s soccer team against China, which paved the way for the first professional women’s soccer league. Denver is about to become an even bigger destination for women's soccer in 2028, when a brand new stadium is planned to open for a new National Women’s Soccer League team.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
You can visit the Otero-Bergere House in Santa Fe. The historic home is named for both Nina’s mother, Eloisa Luna Otero, and her stepfather, Alfred M. Bergere, who moved into this former housing for military officers in 1901. Otero-Warren lived here throughout much of her tenure as not only superintendent but also during her 1917 work with suffragette and Occoquan hunger strike leader Alice Paul as part of the Congressional Union for Women's Suffrage. In 1922, she became the first Latina to campaign for a seat in Congress.
View this post on InstagramLess than half a mile away from the Bataan, the Palace of the Governors is where the Congressional Union was headquartered. The Santa Fe square in front of the Palace was a frequent setting for demonstrations and meetings as New Mexican suffragists worked first towards state enfranchisement and later toward ratifying the 19th Amendment.
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