Nanticoke Indian Museum Presentation (Copy)

Explore the Anti-Suffrage Movement in Delaware, with a focus on Mary Wilson Thompson. While many are familiar with the suffrage movement in general, few know the history of the anti-suffrage movement, especially the role that Delaware women played in prohibiting Delaware from being one of the thirty-six states required to ratify the 19th Amendment.

In this presentation, attendees will:

• Learn who the primary suffragists and anti-suffragists were in Delaware.
• Discover the reasoning behind the stand against suffrage.
• Hear a first-hand account of what happened on that fateful day.
• Learn about the amazing life of Mary Wilson Thompson, leader of the Anti-Suffrage movement in Delaware.

At the end of the program, attendees are offered a chance to vote for or against the 19th Amendment to see how it would fare today.