History of Woman Suffrage, Vol. 1

Gordon, Laura DeForce

Laura deForce Gordon was a well known trial lawyer in California ("lady lawyer of San Joaquin County.") Gordon frequently appeared at the state legislature, lobbing various reform causes. In 1871 she was nominated by the Independent party as its candidate for state senator to represent a district of San Joaquin county. She received over 200 votes in the race. In June 1878, Gordon campaigned,...

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

In 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton initiated the call for a woman's rights meeting at Seneca Falls, New York. The members of this historic convention issued the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, among them the demand for woman suffrage. Historian Ann D. Gordon writes that, in the early 1860s, Stanton "gave new direction to the women's rights movement by making it a vehicle for expressin...

Rose, Olive

Olive Rose was elected Register of Deeds in 1853 by the men of Lincoln County, Maine (later Knox County). In the town of Warren Rose received 73 votes and her opponent, Mr. Sylvester, received only 4 votes. This was considered a sign of the town's regard for "female rights". She served in the office until 1857, when her brother was elected. Rose had served as an assistant to the previous Reg...

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Campaign for U.S. House of Representatives, 1866

Laura DeForce Gordon's Campaign for State Senate, 1871

Olive Rose's Campaign for Register of Deeds, 1853

S.F. Roberts' Campaign for School Board, 1870