List of Washington (state) suffragists

This is a list of Washington (state) suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Washington.

Suffragists

• Catharine Paine Blaine (1829–1908) – suffragist, teacher, and pioneer, one of the signers of the Declaration of Sentiments ^[1]
• Emma Smith DeVoe (1848–1927) – leading Washington State suffragist, founded the National Council of Women Voters. ^[2]
• Helga Estby (1860–1942) – Norwegian immigrant, noted for her walk across the United States during 1896 to save her family farm. ^[3]
• Linda Deziah Jennings (1870–1932) - editor of the Washington Women's Cook Book (1908). ^[4]
• May Arkwright Hutton (1860–1915) – suffrage leader and labor rights advocate in the Pacific Northwest. ^[5]
• Lucie Fulton Isaacs (1841–1916) — American writer, philanthropist; president of Walla Walla, Washington's suffrage association. ^[6]
• Alice Sampson Presto (1879–?) – Washington state suffragist and politician. ^[7]
• Lucy Robbins Messer Switzer (1844–1922) – established the suffrage movement in eastern Washington. ^[8]

Suffragists campaigning in Washington

• Anita Pollitzer. ^[9]

See also

• List of American suffragists

References

1. Rogers, Stephanie Stidham (March 6, 2024). Suffragist Migration West After Seneca Falls, 1848–1871: Catharine Paine Blaine. Lexington Books. ISBN   9781666950137 . Retrieved March 28, 2025.
2. "DeVoe, Emma Smith | Women of the Hall". National Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
3. Dagg, Carole Estby (October 22, 2014). "Norwegian & American Women of Distinction: Helga and Clara Estby". The Norwegian American. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
4. Becker, Paule. "Washington Equal Suffrage Association publishes Washington Women's Cook Book in Seattle in 1908". www.historylink.org. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
5. "May Arkwright Hutton: Suffrage Leader". Fairmount Memorial. April 25, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
6. Thompson, Julia. "Biographical Sketch of Lucie Fulton Isaacs". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920– via Alexander Street.
7. Cobbins, Quin'Nita. "Biographical Sketch of Alice S. Presto". Biographical Database of Black Woman Suffragists. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Alexander Street.
8. Mamanakis, Joan; Southwest Spokane County Historical Society (August 24, 2015). Cheney. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4396-5297-8 . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
9. Pollitzer, Pattey. "Anita Pollitzer". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved November 4, 2024.