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Texas Women and the Vote

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Texas Women and the Vote

Published: 2019

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The nationwide fight for woman suffrage reached a milestone with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, the federal amendment that addressed women's right to vote.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Lone Star State's ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, TSHA is proud to release the eBook, Texas Women and the Vote.

Inside the eBook, you will discover more about the women who played a crucial role in woman suffrage and the longer voting rights movement, including:

  • Minnie Fisher Cunningham, leader of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association and founding member of the League of Women Voters
  • Juanita Craft, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People leader and civic reformer
  • María Ninfa Rodríguez Laurenzo, founder of Ninfa's restaurants and education, health, and voting rights advocate

Find out more about these women, as well as the 29 others profiled in the eBook, by downloading Texas Women and the Vote today!

Table of Contents

  1. Woman Suffrage
  2. Christia V. Daniels Adair
  3. Jessie Harriet Daniel Ames 
  4. Mary Eleanor Brackenridge
  5. María Guevara Cárdenas
  6. Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft
  7. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
  8. Ida Mercedes Muse Darden
  9. Annette Finnigan
  10. Arizona Fleming
  11. Mariana Thompson Folsom
  12. Eva Carrillo de Garcia
  13. Eva Goldsmith
  14. Maria Elena [Lena] Guerrero
  15. Rebecca Henry Hays
  16. Hortense Brooks Howell
  17. Jovita Idár
  18. Barbara CharlineJordan
  19. María N. Rodríguez Laurenzo
  20. Jane Yelvington McCallum
  21. Consuelo Herrera Mendez
  22. Alice Dickerson Montemayor
  23. Irma Lerma Rangel
  24. Beulah Ann Shepard 
  25. Nelda Ann Wells Spears
  26. Hermine Dalkowitz Tobolowsky
  27. Martha Goodwin Tunstall
  28. Adela SlossVento
  29. Pauline Josefine Kleiber Wells
  30. Lulu Belle Madison White
  31. Maude Sampson Williams
  32. Clara M. Snell Wolfe

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Commemorating 250 years of American independence through the stories, people, and places that shaped Texas and the nation.

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, Texans have a unique opportunity to reflect on the state’s role in the American story. Through exhibitions, programs, educational initiatives, and community events across Texas, Texas America250 encourages celebration, reflection, and commemoration at both local and statewide levels. At the Texas State Historical Association, we are proud to support this important moment through our mission-driven work in history education and public engagement, including Texas History Day, and we invite students, educators, and communities to explore this milestone in meaningful ways.

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On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the greatest nation in the history of the world. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Long may these ideals live in the heart of every Texan and every American. May God bless all who have defended our freedoms that we enjoy each day. And God bless the United States of America.

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