Reno Women Ready to Celebrate Victory: The Battle for the Ballot in Reno, 1910-1914

As the business, political and social heart of Nevada in the early 20th century, Reno was at the center of the debate about allowing women to vote in this state. Both the suffragists and the anti-suffragists launched their organizations in Reno and focused their efforts here. Dana will review both sides of that hotly contested question. Dana will introduce the Reno residents who engaged on both sides of the suffrage battle, and will showcase the Reno homes and buildings where suffrage was the main topic of conversation.