Historical Marker

Birthplace of Georgia's Woman Suffrage Movement

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 2020

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The Story

In 1890 Augusta Howard founded the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association at her family's Columbus home, the state's first organized push for women's voting rights. Georgia rejected the 19th Amendment, but Columbus women registered to vote in 1921.

About this site

Birthplace of Georgia's Woman Suffrage Movement is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 2020. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4647, -84.9907 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Red Jacket (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springer Opera House, Primus King and the Civil Rights Movement, and Building at 944 Second Avenue.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.4647, -84.9907 · Columbus, Muscogee County
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