Mission statement for Suffrage Coalition Inc.’s Project: Women’s Suffrage Museum – Events & Culture Center - Locate and preserve the epic history of the movement that brought democracy to the other half of our citizens. Use accurate, immersive storytelling to inspire future generations to value their rights and faithfully perform their duties as citizens.

Harriet Upton (1853 – 1945) OH

Harriet Upton
  • Emerged as one of the leading voices of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the early 1890s.
  • Dedicated thirty years to the passage of the 19th
  • Treasurer of the National American Woman Suffrage Association for 15 years.
  • President of Ohio’s Women’s Suffrage Association for 18 years.
  • Prolific Author

Quotes:

"Men may not be as good to us as they were before we got the vote, but they have a lot more respect for us."

 

“The suffrage victory came after struggle of four generations and it did not come of itself. It was impelled by a mighty moral force exerted by the for seeing, the justice loving.”