National Votes for Women trail markers will be dedicated in Saratoga Springs on Monday, July 13th.

Saratoga’s role in the American Revolution is legendary, but very little is known about Saratoga Springs’ role in the 72-year Bloodless Revolution – the fight for women’s suffrage. The dedication of two National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT) markers on Wednesday, July 13 will commemorate the role that Saratoga Springs had in giving women the right to vote.

Join us for the celebration starting promptly at 12:00 PM at 11 Fifth Avenue, the childhood home of local suffragist, Kathryn Starbuck, with the marker dedication and song from Tisha Dolton, suffrage singer. Join us as we march from Fifth Avenue to Congress Park at 12:15 PM and wear suffragist white to show your support. Outside Congress Park, near the intersection of Broadway and Congress Street, the marker celebrating Matilda Joslyn Gage and her role starting the New York State Woman Suffrage Association in Saratoga Springs will be unveiled at 12:45 PM.

Following the unveiling, dedication remarks will be made at Canfield Casino at 1 pm thanks to the support of the Saratoga Springs History Museum. The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will have a table at the Canfield Casino event.

Our League member, Linda McKenney, a Susan B. Anthony re-eenactor, will bring Susan B Anthony to this event.