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Anne Martin was a suffragist, educator, author and activist who helped win women's suffrage in Nevada and advocated for women's rights and peace. She studied in Europe and the Orient, founded the Nevada Equal Franchise Society, and ran for the U.S. Senate as an Independent.
Anne Henrietta Martin (September 30, 1875 – April 15, 1951) (pseudonym, Anne O'Hara; nickname, Little Governor Anne) was a suffragist, pacifist, and author from the state of Nevada. Her main achievement was taking charge of the state legislation that gave women of Nevada the right to vote.
- April 15, 1951 (aged 75), Carmel, California, US
- September 30, 1875, Empire City, Nevada, US
- Suffragist, pacifist, author
- Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls
Apr 24, 2024 · Anne Henrietta Martin (born Sept. 30, 1875, Empire City, Nev., U.S.—died April 15, 1951, Carmel, Calif.) was an American reformer who was an ardent feminist and pacifist in the early 20th century. Martin attended Whitaker’s School for Girls in Reno, Nevada, and the University of Nevada (B.A., 1894).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 26, 2020 · Anne Martin was a Nevada native who fought for women's right to vote and ran for the U.S. Senate in 1918, two years before women's suffrage was ratified nationally. She inspired many women, including Sen. Jacky Rosen, to pursue political leadership and equality.
- Jacky Rosen
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Nov 2, 2023 · Anne Martin was a turn-of-the-century feminist who fought for women's rights, ran for the U.S. Senate, and moved to Carmel in 1921. She founded the Carmel Women's Club and the Women's International League For Peace And Freedom, and influenced local writers and activists.
Memoirs of Anne Martin _____ Nevada was the last of the Colorado River Basin States to enfranchise its women. With Montana it was the last of the States of the West to do so. Its equal suffrage campaign from 1912 to 1914 touched practically every inhabitant and created a new epoch in Nevada history. It evoked Nation-wide interest.
- Anne Martin of Reno, Nev., was a graduate of Stanford Univ. and professor of history at the Univ. of Nevada. She was president of the Nevada Woman's Civic League and led a successful fight for state suffrage in Nevada in 1914.
