Marching to Victory! The Briefest History of Women’s Suffrage in Oregon

Marching to Victory! The Briefest History of Women’s Suffrage in Oregon

By Jeannette Butts :: On April 4, 1906, a conference about women’s suffrage was held in Portland with speakers from around the state which featured suffragist Abigail Scott Duniway. Duniway is considered the “Mother of Equal Suffrage” and “the pioneer Woman Suffragist of the great Northwest.” In 1850, an act passed in Oregon which allowedContinue Reading Marching to Victory! The Briefest History of Women’s Suffrage in Oregon