Connecticut Suffragettes - Hartford, CT
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A bronze tablet located on the ground floor inside the south entrance to the Connecticut Capitol building honors the women from Connecticut that led the fight for women's suffrage.
Waymark Code: WMQ9BX
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2016
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In 1934, Connecticut's Governor Wilbur Cross unveiled a tablet honoring 31 Connecticut women pioneers in the struggle for women's suffrage. The tablet contains a three column list of the names of Connecticut suffragettes. It is inscribed:
IN HONOR OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN
WHO HELPED WIN THE VOTE
FOR THE WOMEN OF THEIR COUNTRY
1847 - 1920
ANNIE BREWER AUSTIN
JOSEPHINE B. BENNETT
MARY BUCKLEY
FRANCES ELLEN BURR
ELSIE ROWLAND CHASE
SUSAN J. CHENEY
ROSAMOND DANIELSON
KATHARINE BEACH DAY
CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN
SALLY FANNY GLEATON
EDITH HASTINGS
KATHARINE H. HEPBURN
JILIA M. HINAMAN
MAUD MORRIS HINCKS
ISABELLA BEECHER HOOKER
KATHARINE LUDINGTON
HARIETT F. MALTBY
VALERIA H. PARKER
EMILY M. PIERSON
ANNIE C. PORRITT
MIRANDA C. B. ROBINSON
EMMA W. ROGERS
MARY JANE ROGERS
CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES
SANDOL M. STODDARD
AMELIA E. S. TAYLOR
AUGUATA TROUP
EDNA L. TYLER
MABEL C. WASHBURN
JOSEPHA WHITNEY
LILLIAN C. WORRALL
THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY THE
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
· 1934 ·
Visitors can tour the Connecticut Capitol Building by entering the west entrance. The building is open for visitors Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Guided tours are available at quarter past the hour until 13:15. Self-guided booklets are available on the first floor.