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A reception was held at the Gridley Museum last Friday in recognition of "100 Years of California Suffrage," in conjunction with the League of Women Voters of Butte County and Our Community Partners.
The traveling display that will remain at the museum until mid February was very much admired and appreciated by those who attended the wine and cheese reception. The vast display shows the tremendous amount of work the Suffragettes did in 1911 with the California campaign, being a diverse group of men and women. Supporters from out of state made tremendous contributions.
Eileen Burke-Trent of the League of Women Voters told this history of not only the campaign but a personal look into many of the women who championed the cause. One of the women who were involved included Maud Younger, who Burke-Trent said this San Francisco socialite became a union organizer, cofounder of the Wage Earners' Equal Suffrage League for Working Women.
Ellen Clark Sargent served as President of the California Woman Suffrage Association in 1896. When she died a few days before the 1911 vote, flags in San Francisco were placed at half-mast, possibly the first time a woman was so honored.
Mary E. Foy was an educator and the first female head librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library, active in politics.
For the entire story, please pick up a 2/3/12 edition of The Gridley Herald, or subscribe, today!
A reception was held at the Gridley Museum last Friday in recognition of "100 Years of California Suffrage," in conjunction with the League of Women Voters of Butte County and Our Community Partners.
The traveling display that will remain at the museum until mid February was very much admired and appreciated by those who attended the wine and cheese reception. The vast display shows the tremendous amount of work the Suffragettes did in 1911 with the California campaign, being a diverse group of men and women. Supporters from out of state made tremendous contributions.
Eileen Burke-Trent of the League of Women Voters told this history of not only the campaign but a personal look into many of the women who championed the cause. One of the women who were involved included Maud Younger, who Burke-Trent said this San Francisco socialite became a union organizer, cofounder of the Wage Earners' Equal Suffrage League for Working Women.
Ellen Clark Sargent served as President of the California Woman Suffrage Association in 1896. When she died a few days before the 1911 vote, flags in San Francisco were placed at half-mast, possibly the first time a woman was so honored.
Mary E. Foy was an educator and the first female head librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library, active in politics.
For the entire story, please pick up a 2/3/12 edition of The Gridley Herald, or subscribe, today!
