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The League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area. Taylor, A. Elizabeth (July 1957). "The Woman Suffrage Movement in Florida". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 36 (1): 42– 60. JSTOR 30138972. Van Howe, Annette (1991). "The Women's Suffrage Movement In Broward County and Florida". Broward Legacy. 14 (3): 37– 42.
The Florida Federation of Women's Clubs (FFWC) endorses women's suffrage. [16] A women's suffrage bill is considered by the State Legislature, but does not pass. [19] 1916. March 15–16: Equal suffrage convention held in Miami. [16] 1917. April: Another effort to pass a women's suffrage bill is taken up, but eventually fails in the State ...
Governor Lawton Chiles lobbied the Florida Legislature to statutorily create the Florida Commission on the Status of Women after he took office in 1991. The leading sponsor in the House of Representatives for CS/CS/HB 109 was Representative Elaine Gordon, while Senator Carrie Meek sponsored the companion bill, SB 1324.
Ashley Brown, CEO of Women’s Resource Center, as she addresses a group of Republican women to talk about their support for Amendment 4 on Aug. 27, 2024, in Bradenton.
Throughout its history, Florida has been enriched by the spirit of pioneering women, whose remarkable contributions warrant recognition and honor. Celebrate achievements of Florida’s indomitable ...
Punta Gorda, Charlotte County: April 5, 1991: Quincy Woman's Club: Old Washington Lodge No. 2 300 North Calhoun Street Quincy, Gadsden County: March 10, 1975: Sarasota Woman's Club: Florida State Theatre 1241 North Palm Avenue Sarasota, Sarasota County: January 18, 1985: St. Petersburg Woman's Club: 40 Snell Isle Boulevard St. Petersburg ...
The state also passes a statute that proclaimed women who had abortions could be given a prison sentence of three months to a year. It was one of the few states at the time to have laws punishing women for getting abortions. [8] Florida: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4] 1846
When a new county named St. Lucie County was established in 1905, Fort Pierce was named the county seat. Lake Butler was the county seat of Bradford County, Florida from 1860 until a referendum changed the county seat to Starke, Florida on August 17, 1887. Lake Butler later became the county seat of Union County, Florida when it was established ...