In Maryland, suffragists lived in large and small communities located from Garrett County to the Eastern Shore. Most worked for decades for the cause. Hear their names. Remember the price that they sometimes paid for equality. Then, make sure your children and grandchildren know their stories as well.
The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites advocates for historic sites that center the preservation and interpretation of the important role of women and gender non-conforming individuals as core to the American story.
The National Votes for Women Trail and the March to Democracy Podcast ensures that women and men who fought for suffrage are not forgotten. March to Democracy‘s 18 episodes tell the stories of suffragists from around the country. Their valiant work changed our world.
Some Maryland women put their lives on the line so we can vote. MWHC remembers them, with support from the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites.
(February 2, 2026) Dr. Ida B. Jones, Dr. Amy Rosenkrans and Kate Campbell Stevenson bring their talents and knowledge together to recall Maryland’s legendary part in the women’s suffrage movement. Several of these Maryland suffragists’ names were lost to history until the MWHC introduced them to the world during the 2020 suffrage centennial, celebrated in Maryland and across the country. The three presenters were long-time MWHC board members and supporters and served until the MWHC closed in December, 2025.
- Dr. Ida B. Jones is the Associate Director of Special Collections and University Archivist at Morgan State University in Baltimore and co-president of the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites. She received her PhD in American History from Howard University.
- Dr. Amy Rosenkrans received her PhD from Notre Dame of Maryland University. She has been awarded the Joseph L. Arnold Prize for Outstanding Writing on Baltimore History by the Baltimore City Historical Society. She is the Secretary of the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center and served as one of the researchers for the Suffrage Bicentennial Project.
- Kate Campbell Stevenson was the last Maryland Women’s Heritage Center’s Board Chair. She is an activist for women’s and girls’ rights and has been honored by the Maryland State Education Association with the Dorothy Lloyd Women’s Rights Award.
