Was Your Great-Grandmother a Suffragist?

An article in the November 11, 1915, Kenosha Evening News listed the names of 170 women, members of the Kenosha County Equal Suffrage League. Some were nominated as officers in preparation for the league’s annual meeting. The others were either delegates or alternates to the upcoming state meeting.

In that era, it was common to list a married woman’s name using her husband’s name, as in "Mrs. John Smith."

We did a little (well, a lot!) of research and were able to discover the first names of all but 12 of the 121 married women’s names in the article. Some seen in the list also have the suffragist’s maiden name.

We hope this will allow you to claim your ancestor as a suffragist.

If you find an ancestor’s name in the list, be proud! And let us at Suffrage 100 know a little more about her and/or how it makes you feel to know of her struggle to win the vote. Please message us on Facebook or send us an email at KenoshaCountySuffrage100@gmail.com.

Officers & Chairwomen

• Chief Executive Officer: Miss Harriet Bain
• First Vice President: Mrs. Mary D. Bradford
• Second Vice President: Miss Florence Wells
• Third Vice President: Mrs. Gerthie (Henry B.) Robinson
• Treasurer: Mrs. Mary (Edward) Peterson
• Secretary: Mrs. Harriet S. (Bartley F.) Maywood
• Legislative Chairwoman: Mrs. Louise D. (Allen) Cole
• Social Chairwoman: Mrs. Edna W. (Albert) Fox, nee: Farr
• Finance Chairwoman: Mrs. Millie G. (George M.) McIntyre, nee: Lange Green
• Press Chairwoman: Mrs. Charlotte (E. S.) Jordan, nee: Hannahs
• Membership Chairwoman: Mrs. Effie O. (E.A.) Hatfield, nee: Netzell
• Lecture Chairwoman: Miss Mary E. Langan

Township Chairwomen

• Bristol – Miss Edith Murdock
• Genoa Junction – Miss Jeanette Reynolds
• Silver Lake – Mrs. Minnie (William) Schenning, nee:Nichols
• Pleasant Prairie – Mrs. Cora M. (J. E.) Jones
• Salem – Mrs. Charlotte (Arthur) Bloss
• Trevor – Miss Mary Fleming
• Wilmot – Miss E.M. Bufton
• Somers – Mrs. Hazel (Herman) Herzog

Delegates Living in the City of Kenosha

• Miss Eleanor Casey
• Miss Florence Wells
• Miss Titania Hill
• Miss Katherine Perkins
• Miss Grace Matthews
• Miss Rosalie Lyman
• Miss Vera Woodward
• Miss Emma Brister
• Miss Grace Havens
• Miss Lulu Lampe
• Miss Harriet Bain
• Miss Isabelle Lowe
• Miss Mamie Werner
• Miss Clara Buenger
• Miss Ellen Sopokowiez
• Miss Emily Bond, Jr.
• Miss Mary Langan
• Miss E.E. Robinson
• Dr. Helen Harbert
• Mrs. P. Louise A. (Otis) Trenary, nee: Colvin
• Mrs. Mathilda (Al) Meis, nee: Weiner
• Mrs. Margaret (John J.) McShane, nee: Allman
• Mrs. Emma E. Wells (Frank L.), nee: Messier
• Mrs. Halli (James Carson) Rogers, nee: Livingston
• Mrs. Alvina (John) Pitts
• Mrs. Bell L. (Douglas) Newell, nee: Stebbins
• Mrs. Oliva (Horace) Johnson, nee: Lovejoy
• Mrs. Millie G. (George) McIntyre, nee: Lange
• Mrs. Louise D. (Allen) Cole
• Mrs. Mary D. Bradford
• Mrs. Harriet (A. B.) Ames, nee: Butcher
• Mrs. Edith M. (Everett. E.) Betzer, nee: Wadsworth
• Mrs. Rose M. (Alfred B.) Colander
• Mrs. C. Jessie (H.H.) Lane
• Mrs. Lina (Carl) A. Palm, nee: Lina Uebel
• Mrs. Anastasia (William) Wade, nee: Waters
• Mrs. Madeline E. (William) Schroeder, nee: Timme
• Mrs. Edith M. (William T.) McIntyre, nee: Rice
• Mrs. Elsa Agnes (Howard) Robinson, nee: Eggers
• Mrs. Isabelle (Benjamin) DeDiemar, nee: Murphy
• Mrs. Margaret Gamble
• Mrs. Hattie M. McKenzie, nee: Limpert
• Mrs. Rae E. (Maurice) Needham, nee: Holthoff
• Mrs. Clara M. (Carl) Buenger, nee: Buuck
• Mrs. A. Mae (John H.) Holm
• Mrs. Addie (Robert) Moth
• Mrs. Emma Goodell
• Mrs. Sadie E. (John) Brine, nee: Carr
• Mrs. Marie (Phil) Harmon, Jr.
• Mrs. Elva (Wenzel A.) Matzke, nee: Snyder
• Mrs. Mabel (William C.) Swift
• Mrs. W.A. Smith
• Mrs. Bertha Camille (John) Schippers, nee: Nygard
• Mrs. Harriet S. (Bartley F.) Maywood
• Mrs. Golda (William A.) Bell
• Mrs. Elizabeth (Louis) Thiers
• Mrs. Mary (Edward) Peterson
• Mrs. Millicent B. Northway
• Mrs. Edna W. (Albert) Fox, nee: Farr
• Mrs. Caroline (Anthony A.) Isermann, nee: Perkins
• Mrs. H.M. Weinstock
• Mrs. Helen C. (John) Burns
• Mrs. Beatrice (Richard) Welles
• Mrs. Julia M. (Joseph G.) Rhode, nee: Lippert
• Mrs. Lydia (A.E.) Bounsall, nee: Harff
• Mrs. Augusta (Julius) Franke, nee: Wienke
• Mrs. Susan (Bryce) Morrow, nee: Muldoon
• Mrs. Anna (Andrew) Stenzen
• Mrs. Dora (William) Threinen, nee: Wackrow
• Mrs. Ada (William) Stemn, nee:Thomas
• Mrs. Anna (Joseph) Funck, nee: Zens
• Mrs. Mamie H. (Mathias) Bode, nee: Thomey
• Mrs. Ester (A.E.) Epstein, nee: Cashman
• Mrs. Minnie (Simon) Gottlieb, nee: Gottlieb
• Mrs. Hilda (Frank) Nelson, nee: Alder
• Mrs. Ida F. (George W.) Stoneman
• Mrs. Angeline (Charles) Frantz, nee: Martin
• Mrs. Clara S. (Julius W.) Bartlet
• Mrs. Eva Rice Thompson
• Mrs. Matilda Caroline (Charles) Carlson, nee: Kullman
• Mrs. Marie Rose (James) Gorman, nee: Moeller
• Mrs. Charlotte (E. S.) Jordan, nee: Hannahs
• Mrs. Florence (George H.) Ripley, nee: Fellows
• Mrs. Gerthie (Harry B.) Robinson
• Mrs. Henry J. Winsten

County Delegates

• Bristol:
  • Miss Edith Murdock
  • Miss Sarah Devilin
  • Mrs. Mary R. (Clarence) Williams, nee: Lane
  • Mrs. Florence (Frank) Kingman, nee: Shumway
• Genoa Junction:
  • Miss Jeanette Reynolds
• Silver Lake:
  • Mrs. Minnie (William) Schenning, nee: Nichols
• Pleasant Prairie:
  • Mrs. Cora M. (John E.) Jones
  • Mrs. Sarah (Frederick) Barter, nee: Lieber
  • Mrs Ina T. (J. P.) Torrey
  • Miss Flora Dexter
  • Mrs. Emma V. Burdick
• Salem:
  • Mrs. Charlotte (Arthur) Bloss
  • Mrs. Effie M. (James S.) Cull
  • Josephine Loescher
  • Miss Olive Hope
• Trevor:
  • Miss Mary Fleming
• Wilmot:
  • Miss E.M. Bufton
• Somers:
  • Mrs. Hazel (Herman) Herzog, nee: Kitchberg

Alternates

• Miss Helen Peterson
• Miss Edna Bond
• Miss Marie Keating
• Miss Isabelle Wells
• Miss M. Sette
• Miss Louise Robinson
• Miss Beaulah English
• Miss Alice March
• Miss Elsie Wade
• Miss Mamie Lippert
• Miss Gertrude Meyers
• Miss V. Persis Dewey
• Miss Constance Barden
• Miss Margaret Purnell
• Miss Margery Miller
• Miss Gladies Rock
• Miss Gertrude Senne
• Miss Grace Rogers
• Mrs. Elizabeth (E.) Elkerton
• Mrs. Anna or Katharine (Carl G.) Schultz, nee: Schultz
• Mrs. Marbelle (Charles) Turnock
• Mrs. Helen M. (O.H.) Woodward
• Mrs. Lena (John) Herzog, nee: Kitzelmann
• Mrs. Clara (Thomas) Whitaker
• Mrs. Wm. Schultz
• Mrs. Rose Bostetter
• Mrs. Amelia W. (F.W.) Becker
• Mrs. Annie L. (Peter) Fisher, Jr.
• Mrs. Mary (Conrad) Shearer, nee: Berglin
• Mrs. Mary (B.F.) Stahl
• Mrs. Ethelyn (E. F.) Rowell
• Mrs. Elizabeth (George) Pirsch, nee: Stewart Pigott
• Mrs. Emma (Bert) Larrabee, nee: Woodworth
• Mrs. Anise (J.H.) Cleary, nee: Wagner
• Mrs. Ethel (Alfred) Terrell, nee: Harkness
• Mrs. Laura (P.N.) Obertin, nee: Drake
• Mrs. Eloise (J. Mark) Hansen
• Mrs. M. Louisa (I.W.) Corey
• Mrs. Elsie (Fred) Larsen
• Mrs. Cora S. (Harry) Skinkle
• Mrs. Hilda (John A.) Winberg, nee: Munson
• Mrs. Virginia (Chester) Barnes, nee: Garner
• Mrs. Emilia (Dave) Nelson
• Mrs. J.A. Williams
• Mrs. F.N. Mayer
• Mrs. Minnie (Irving )Barbour
• Mrs. Laura (A.B.) McCall, nee: Miller
• Mrs. Burt Smith
• Mrs. Mary K. (Fred) Stemn, nee: Tecktonious
• Mrs. J. Speed
• Mrs. Mary (John) Rock
• Mrs. Sidney Maddock
• Mrs. R.K. Door
• Mrs. Dagmar (Homer L.) Cheever, nee: Jorgensen
• Mrs. Peter Stair
• Mrs. Effie O. (E.A.) Hatfield, nee: Netzell
• Mrs. Theodore Faville

Source: Kenosha Evening News, November 11, 1915, CLUB AND SOCIETY NEWS by Lucy E. Strong – Members prep for Annual Mtg. Of Kenosha County Equal Suffrage League held at Park Avenue Methodist Church.