Emma Smith DeVoe (August 22, 1848 – September 3, 1927) was a leading advocate for
women's suffrage in the United States in the early 20th century. She was inspired as a child by hearing a speech by
Susan B. Anthony, and became an excellent public speaker over time, being mentored by Anthony herself. After campaigning in
South Dakota and successfully obtaining the vote for women in
Idaho, the
National American Woman Suffrage Association sent her to
Kentucky, and she eventually made speeches and organized new suffrage groups in 28 states and territories. Moving to
Washington, she was made president of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association; in 1910, the state became the fifth in the country to grant women suffrage.Photograph credit: James & Bushnell; restored by
Adam Cuerden
Emma Smith DeVoe (August 22, 1848 – September 3, 1927) was a leading advocate for
women's suffrage in the United States in the early 20th century. She was inspired as a child by hearing a speech by
Susan B. Anthony, and became an excellent public speaker over time, being mentored by Anthony herself. After campaigning in
South Dakota and successfully obtaining the vote for women in
Idaho, the
National American Woman Suffrage Association sent her to
Kentucky, and she eventually made speeches and organized new suffrage groups in 28 states and territories. Moving to
Washington, she was made president of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association; in 1910, the state became the fifth in the country to grant women suffrage.Photograph credit: James & Bushnell; restored by
Adam Cuerden