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Augusta Chissell & Margaret Gregory Hawkins Women’s Suffrage Marker Dedication

Historic Marker Unveiling
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 11:00am to 1:00pm
Union Baptist Church: 1219 Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center will host a dedication ceremony for a new suffrage marker on the National Votes for Women Trail commemorating Augusta Chissell and Margaret Gregory Hawkins. Chissell and Hawkins, who were suffrage leaders, held African American women’s suffrage meetings at their homes in Baltimore.

The commemoration program with light refreshments will take place at the Union Baptist Church, located at 1219 Druid Hill Ave. The unveiling ceremony will follow at their former homes at 1532 and 1534 Druid Hill Ave. RSVP by November 20: jtech42@comcast.net

Marker Inscription
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
AUGUSTA CHISSELL & MARGARET
HAWKINS HELD MEETINGS OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S
SUFFRAGE CLUBS HERE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORING HOMES 1915-1916
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019