VOTES FOR WOMEN
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National Votes for Women Trail
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People
- 38 Deering St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
- 43.6540735, -70.2678145
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National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
VOTES FOR WOMEN
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VOTES FOR WOMENHOME OF FLORENCE B. AND
ROBERT T. WHITEHOUSE. IN 1914,
FOUNDED MAINE BRANCH OF
NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY AND
MEN'S EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2020
Robert and Florence Whitehouse were active reformers and supporters of woman’s suffrage. They were involved in the founding of the Maine branches of the National Woman’s Party and the Men’s Equal Suffrage League in 1914. Florence served as the chairman for National Woman’s Party for a number of years, while her husband served as president of the Men’s Equal Suffrage League.
