Agnes Morey was a suffragist from Massachusetts and member of the National Woman's Party.[1] She was known as a gifted public speaker and a highly effective political organizer who played an important role in the final push for women's suffrage.[2]
Agnes H. Morey | |
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| Years active | 1914-1924 |
| Known for | Suffrage Work, Equal Rights Amendment |
| Political party | National Woman's Party |
| Movement | Women's Suffrage |
| Relatives | Katherine A. Morey (daughter) |
Suffrage work
editMorey was involved with the women's suffrage movement as far back as 1914.[3]
Affiliation with the National Woman's Party
editBy 1916, she was a member of the National Woman's Party and a leader from the state of Massachusetts. She protested in front of the White House in 1917.[4] That year she was sent to prison for protesting.[5] A 1918 edition of The Suffragist listed her as a Vice Chairwoman of the NWP.[6]
After women won the right to vote in Massachusetts, Morey was quoted as saying, "In this state from now on, our entire efforts will be concentrated upon securing ratification in other states.”[7]
Prison Special
editMorey took part in the "Prison Special" tour of suffragists who had been sent to prison for advocating for women's suffrage. The purpose of this tour was to call on Congress to pass an amendment enfranchising women.[8]
Boston protest
editOne of Morey's most notable activities as a suffragist was to protest President Woodrow Wilson's visit to Boston in 1919.[9]
Campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment
editAgnes Morey was an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. Alongside Alice Paul, she attended the 1923 convention in Seneca Falls where the ERA was introduced and presided over this historic event.[10]
Personal life
editAgnes Hosmer Morey[11] was from Brookline, Massachusetts and descended.[4] She was the mother of Katherine Morey[12] who was also a prominent suffragist. Much of the press of Katherine Morey mentioned she descended from a socially prominent family.[13] Both women worked as leaders of the National Woman's Party in Massachusetts. She died in 1924.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Mrs. Agnes H. Morey of Boston, Mass". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Stevens, Doris (1920). "Jailed for Freedom" (PDF).
- ^ "To Meet Friday Evening:". The Boston Globe. February 17, 1914.
- ^ a b "Turning Point Suffragist Memorial » Suffragists in Massachusetts". Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Dismore, David M. (2020-11-16). "Today in Feminist History: Suffragists Treated Like Violent Criminals (November 16, 1917)". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (1918-09-14). The Suffragist. Staten Island Museum. Allied Printing: Columbian Printing Co., Inc., Washington.
- ^ "Suffrage 100 MA" (PDF).
- ^ "Mrs. Agnes Morey Dies in Brookline: Suffrage Prisoner and Party Leader". The Boston Globe. March 29, 1924.
- ^ "Site of the MA Branch Office of the National Woman's Party (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "National Woman's Party, in Session at Seneca Falls, N.Y., Pays Homage to Susan B. Anthony". Saskatoon Daily Star. July 28, 1923.
- ^ "Agnes Hosmer Morey to Jane Addams, November 10, 1917 · Jane Addams Digital Edition". digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Massachusetts and the 19th Amendment (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Conversations with Alice Paul: Woman Suffrage and the Equal Rights Amendment". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Mrs. Agnes Morey". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-10.