Suffrage Coalition
Save the Date!
The 2024 Febb Burn Annual Banquet date is set! Join us on August 22, 2024 – Venue details coming soon.
The Museum Project
The Suffrage Coalition has spent decades locating and preserving the history of Tennessee woman suffrage. The posters, postcards, letters and artifacts bring to life the passions on both sides.
Why Tennessee Woman Suffrage Needs a Home of its Own
All their sacrifice and enormous contribution to making ours a “more perfect union” was nearly forgotten by all but a few scholars.
Why Knoxville
We need to celebrate the sacrifice and achievements of all suffragists in all the Grand Regions, but the final victory story is deeply rooted in East Tennessee.
Women’s History
The Suffragist Christmas Celebration
Rosalie Jones (who became known as General Jones) made her mark on the suffrage movement by leading hundreds of women on long marches to deliver petitions and raise awareness of the suffrage cause. One particularly grueling march took them 13 days, through atrocious...
This month in Suffrage History: Susan B. Anthony’s arrest and trial
Susan B. Anthony’s arrest and trial In the months and years that followed the Civil War, changes to our Constitution were made to ensure that slavery would no longer be tolerated in any State. The 13th Amendment (1867) ensured the freedom of both male and female...
1915 Parade
--October 1915 Parade October of 1915 brought to the streets of NYC one of the most important parades in support of woman suffrage. For a day, attention turned away from the ongoing world war and toward the long struggle here for equality for more than half its...
Learn about Suffrage History and the Women’s Right to Vote in Tennessee
Get Involved
The Perfect 36 Circle was formed to provide insight, feedback, advice, and assistance to ensure this project moves forward efficiently and addresses the legitimate concerns of all those who care about history and the woman suffrage history in particular.