List of Vermont suffragists
This is a list of Vermont suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Vermont.
Groups
- American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA).[1]
- Burlington Equal Franchise League.[2]
- National Woman's Party (NWP).[3]
- New England Woman Suffrage Association (NEWSA).[4]
- Vermont Equal Suffrage Association, reorganized from VWSA in 1907.[5][6]
- Vermont Woman Suffrage Association (VWSA), formed in 1870.[7]
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).[8]
Suffragists
- Elizabeth Colley (Waterbury).[9]
- L. J. C. Daniels (Grafton).[10]
- Seneca M. Dorr (Rutland).[11]
- Eliza Eaton.[12]
- Maria Hidden.[1]
- Laura Kezer (Rochester).[13]
- Laura Mooore (Barnet).[14]
- Clarina I. H. Nichols.[15]
- Lillian Olzendam.[16]
- Annette W. Parmelee (Enosburgh).[17]
- Anna Hawks Putnam (Bennington).[18]
- Grace Willey Sherwood (St. Albans).[19][20]
- Mary Bennetts Spargo (Bennington).[18]
- Charles W. Willard.[11]
- Frances Rastall Wyman (Manchester).[10]
Politicians supporting women's suffrage in Vermont
- Harvey Howes (Fair Haven).[21]
- Hosea Mann.[22]
- Wendell Phillips Stafford.[22]
- Russell S. Taft (Burlington).[11]
Suffragists campaigning in Vermont
- Sara MacCormack Algeo.[23]
- Henry Browne Blackwell.[8]
- Mary Nettie Chase.[8]
- Tracy Cutler.[4]
- Susan Fessenden.[24]
- Antoinette Funk.[20]
- William Lloyd Garrison.[25]
- Julia Ward Howe.[4]
- Mary H. Hunt.[26]
- Mary Livermore.[11]
- Emma Barrett Molloy.[27]
- Frances H. Rastall.[28]
- Nancy Schoonmaker.[29]
- Anna Howard Shaw.[30]
- Lucy Stone.[4]
- Mary Traffarn Whitney.[31]
- Frances Willard.[32]
- Charles Zueblin.[24]
Antisuffragists in Vermont
- Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women.[33]
- Mrs. Charles Homans.[34]
See also
- List of American suffragists
- Timeline of women's suffrage in the United States
- Women's suffrage in the United States
References
- ^ a b Clifford 1979, p. 175.
- ^ "Equal Franchise League". The Burlington Free Press. January 11, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved February 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blackwell 2023, p. 21-22.
- ^ a b c d Anthony 1902, p. 957.
- ^ Sessions, Gene. "Women Get the Vote, 1920". Vermont Historical Society. Marilyn Blackwell. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Rodrigues & Rodrigues 2020, p. 28.
- ^ Rodrigues & Rodrigues 2020, p. 23-24.
- ^ a b c Harper 1922, p. 651.
- ^ Casey, Cheryl (October 31, 2020). "Remembering Waterbury suffragist Elizabeth Colley: 'Principal, teacher, rebuker of folly'". Waterbury Roundabout. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ a b "Vermont". Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Bassett 1946, p. 52.
- ^ Churchill, Ginny. "Biographical Sketch of Eliza Eaton". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920 – via Alexander Street.
- ^ Kanell, Beth. "Biographical Sketch of Laura Faustina Pearson (Pierson) Kezer". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920 – via Alexander Street.
- ^ Rodrigues & Rodrigues 2020, p. 27.
- ^ Blackwell 2023, p. 3.
- ^ Higdon, Bridget (September 9, 2022). "Enosburg's original Hornet: How Annette Parmelee fought for women's suffrage from Orchard Street". Saint Albans Messenger. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ "Annette W. Parmelee Dead". The Barre Daily Times. August 2, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Rodrigues & Rodrigues 2020, p. 29.
- ^ "Spotlight #4: Dr. Grace Sherwood". Saint Albans Museum. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ a b Harper 1922, p. 663.
- ^ Guma, Greg (September 10, 2012). "Changing the narrative: A new history of Vermont women, Native and African Americans". VTDigger. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ a b Anthony 1902, p. 959.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 658.
- ^ a b Harper 1922, p. 660.
- ^ Rodrigues & Rodrigues 2020, p. 24.
- ^ Clifford 1984, p. 154.
- ^ Clifford 1984, p. 153.
- ^ Blackwell 2023, p. 17.
- ^ Marino 2017, p. 63.
- ^ Blackwell 2023, p. 7.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 653.
- ^ Clifford 1984, p. 157.
- ^ Harper 1922, p. 661.
- ^ Clifford 1979, p. 180.
Sources
- Anthony, Susan B. (1902). Anthony, Susan B.; Harper, Ida Husted (eds.). The History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 4. Indianapolis: The Hollenbeck Press.
- Bassett, T. D. Seymour (April 1946). "The 1870 Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Quarterly. 14 (2): 47–61.
- Blackwell, Marilyn S. (January 2023). "One Mission, Two Pathways: Annette Parmelee and Lucy Daniels in the Campaign for Woman Suffrage" (PDF). Vermont History. 91 (1): 1–30 – via Vermont Historical Society.
- Clifford, Deborah (Summer 1984). "The Women's War Against Rum" (PDF). Vermont History. 52 (3).
- Clifford, Deborah P. (Summer 1979). "The Drive for Women's Municipal Suffrage in Vermont 1883-1917" (PDF). Vermont History. 47 (3): 173–190.
- Harper, Ida Husted (1922). The History of Woman Suffrage. New York: J.J. Little & Ives Company.
- Marino, Kelly (April 1, 2017). "Ballots, Bandages, and Books: Connecticut Suffragists, Citizenship Education, and Women's Activism in the World War I Era". Connecticut History Review. 56 (1): 40–67. doi:10.5406/connhistrevi.56.1.0040. ISSN 0884-7177.
- Rodrigues, Dawn; Rodrigues, Raymond (2020). "The Evolution of Woman Suffrage in Vermont: Bennington and Beyond" (PDF). Walloomsack Review. 27: 19–35.