The Suffragist Tour, Warsaw, NY
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The Suffragist Tour, Warsaw, NY
Courtesy of the Gates House Museum
Warsaw’s women organized the Warsaw Political Equality Club under the leadership of Ella Hawley Crossett. She went on to become the President of the New York State Suffrage Association from 1902-1910. This tour of local sites connected to the woman suffrage movement in Warsaw starts at her gravesite.
Ella Hawley Crossett’s grave marker is in the Warsaw Cemetery on the east side of Route 19. She is buried next to her husband, John Crossett, who remained in Warsaw while she traveled the state as the President of the New York State Suffrage Association.
Turn onto Jefferson Street at the foot of the hill north of the cemetery. Thirty-eight Jefferson Street was the home of Minerva Conable, the widow of Benjamin Conable, who supported the cause of suffrage in Warsaw. She traveled to one state convention. Her daughter, Maude Conable and her daughter-in-law, Agnes Gouinlock Conable both lived in this house for different parts of their lives. Both were friends of the Crossetts’ daughters, Julia and Caroline.
Turn north onto Liberty Street at its intersection with Jefferson. You will come to the Warsaw Village Park. This was the scene of the Wyoming County Fair during the early years of the 20th century. The Women’s Political Equality Club used the occasion of the fair to educate the public about their cause. One year they had a car parade. They always sponsored a women’s tent where women could learn about voting.