List of California suffragists

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This is a list of notable California suffragists who were politically active before and during the successful Proposition 4 in 1911 which gave women won the right to vote.

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Laura de Force Gordon

Early 19th century suffragists

Suffragists in the 1896 campaign

Suffragists in the 1911 campaign

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Gertrude Atherton
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How We Won the Vote in California by Selina Solomons

Suffragists who campaigned in California

See also

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