Downtown El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2024

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Maud Sampson Williams, black suffragist and civil rights leader, mobilized women to register and vote at county courthouse 1918-1919

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 100.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists.

Location. 31° 45.526′ N, 106° 29.051′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. It is in Downtown El Paso. Marker is at the intersection of East San Antonio Avenue and South Campbell Street, on the left when traveling west on East San Antonio Avenue. The marker is located in front of the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 E San Antonio Ave, El Paso TX 79901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert Ewing Thomason (within shouting distance of this marker); Nine of Primitive El Paso's Patriotic Heroes (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Singer Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Martin Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Wesley Hardin

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Elite Confectionary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotel Cortez (approx. ¼ mile away); El Paso's Chinese Community (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Paso.

Also see . . . National Votes for Women Trail. National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (Submitted on June 19, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2024

2. Votes for Women Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.