Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Was your grandmother a North Dakota suffragist?

During the summer of 1914, a large suffrage campaign was conducted across North Dakota. The Votes for Women League led the effort, working with organizations such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Federation of Women’s Clubs.

Volunteers and paid field workers traversed the state organizing 200 clubs (each with 10 to 500 women), holding public rallies, raising money, publishin...