Timeline of women's suffrage in Montana

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Chief Eagle Cap signs a petition at the Montana League of Women Voters booth at the Montana State Fair in Helena Chief Eagle Cap signs a petition at the Montana League of Women Voters booth at the Montana State Fair in Helena.jpg
Chief Eagle Cap signs a petition at the Montana League of Women Voters booth at the Montana State Fair in Helena

This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Montana. The fight for women's suffrage in Montana started earlier, before even Montana became a state. In 1887, women gained the right to vote in school board elections and on tax issues. In the years that followed, women battled for full, equal suffrage, which culminated in a year-long campaign in 1914 when they became one of eleven states with equal voting rights for most women. Montana ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on August 2, 1919 and was the thirteenth state to ratify. Native American women voters did not have equal rights to vote until 1924.

Contents

19th century

1880s

1883

1884

1887

1889

1890s

1890

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

20th century

Jeannette Rankin, Carrie Chapman Catt and another suffragist. RANKIN, JEANETTE. REP. FROM MONTANA 03032v.jpg
Jeannette Rankin, Carrie Chapman Catt and another suffragist.

1900s

1900

1902

1903

1905

1910s

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1919

1920s

1924

See also

References

  1. Larson 1973, p. 26.
  2. Ward 1974, p. 14.
  3. 1 2 Larson 1973, p. 27.
  4. 1 2 3 "Women in Montana Politics". Exhibits at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  5. 1 2 Baumler et al. 2014, p. 4.
  6. Ward 1974, p. 28.
  7. 1 2 Larson 1973, p. 30.
  8. 1 2 Larson 1973, p. 31.
  9. 1 2 Anthony 1902, p. 798.
  10. Larson 1973, p. 32.
  11. "The Montana Woman's suffrage as-". The Butte Miner. 1896-11-06. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-10-05 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Ward 1974, p. 63.
  13. Ward 1974, p. 68.
  14. "The state convention of the Montana". Great Falls Tribune. 1898-10-19. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-10-05 via Newspapers.com.
  15. Ward 1974, p. 70.
  16. Ward 1974, p. 75.
  17. Anthony 1902, p. 801.
  18. Larson 1973, p. 34.
  19. 1 2 Harper 1922, p. 361.
  20. Harper 1922, pp. 361–362.
  21. 1 2 Harper 1922, p. 362.
  22. 1 2 3 "The Suffrage Daily News (Helena, Mont.) 1914–191?". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  23. Baumler et al. 2014, p. 5.
  24. "Miss Jeannette Rankin". The Missoulian. 1913-08-10. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-10-05 via Newspapers.com.
  25. 1 2 Ward 1974, p. 126.
  26. 1 2 Harper 1922, p. 363.
  27. 1 2 3 Winestine 1974, p. 71.
  28. Ward 1974, p. 137.
  29. 1 2 Winestine 1974, p. 73.
  30. Ward 1974, p. 144.
  31. Ward 1974, p. 150.
  32. Ward 1974, p. 151.
  33. Kohl, Martha (2019-08-02). "Montana History Revealed: Montana and the Nineteenth Amendment". Montana History Revealed. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

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