Article Written By Daily Jefferson County Union
In 1920, following the passage of the 19th Amendment, women in Fort Atkinson participated in their first full election during the Sept. 7 presidential primary. Records from the Hoard Historical Museum reveal that 302 women cast ballots, and the Jefferson County Union documented the names of the first female voters from each of the city’s 10 wards. These women, who had long been denied their right to vote, ranged from educators to homemakers, reflecting the everyday lives of women in the community. Their participation marked a pivotal moment in local and national history, as women across the country began exercising their newly earned constitutional right to vote.
