1914 Missouri Amendment 13

Referendum to grant women the right of suffrage File:1914 Missouri Amendment 13 results map by county.svg November 3, 1914 Missouri 182,257 322,463 County results Yes #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No #5D5D2D 80–90% #8B8B54 70–80% #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Providing that females shall have the same right to vote at all elections held within this state as males. 1914 Missouri Amendment 13 was a proposed amendment to the 1875 Constitution of Missouri to grant women the right to vote. The ballot measure, which was initiated by the Missouri Equal Suffrage League, was unsuccessful, receiving the support of 13 of the state's 114 counties, and 36.11% of the vote. Background The Missouri Equal Suffrage League was the campaign which initiated the measure.July 2, 1914 Petitions For Suffrage Amendment Filed With Ceremony at Jefferson City https://www.newspapers.com/image/1029956669/ March 23, 2026 The Maysville Pilot Newspapers.com After a year-long "vigorous campaign,"June 28, 1914 St. Louis Delegation Carry Pennants on Trip to Capital https://www.newspapers.com/image/138461864/ March 23, 2026 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspapers.com the group, on June 27, 1914, filed the needed signatures for placing the amendment on the ballot with Secretary of State Cornelius Roach at a ceremony in Jefferson City. The number of signatures submitted, around 31,000,June 28, 1914 Missouri Suffrage Petitions are Filed https://www.newspapers.com/image/571925565/ March 23, 2026 St. Louis Globe-Democrat Newspapers.com was considered "a large excess over the required number." The amendment, which was the first submitted by initiative that year, had its signatures presented in white pasteboard boxes, which were wrapped in tissue paper and tied with yellow silk ribbon. Endorsements Yes ;Executive branch officials William Jennings Bryan, former secretary of state of the United States (1913–1915) (#CEE0F2 Democratic) U.S. Senators William J. Stone, Missouri (1903–1918) (#CEE0F2 Democratic)November 5, 1914 Sen. Stone for Suffrage https://www.newspapers.com/image/174329616/ March 24, 2026 Mansfield Mirror Newspapers.com U.S. Representatives Champ Clark, former speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1911–1919) (#CEE0F2 Democratic) Political parties Progressive Party (Bull Moose) Organizations American Federation of LaborNovember 1, 1914 Predict Suffrage Victory https://www.newspapers.com/image/83729273/ March 24, 2026 Columbia Missourian Newspapers.com Women's Christian Temperance Union Women's Trade Union LeagueOctober 8, 1914 Endorse 13th Amendment https://www.newspapers.com/image/1001551103/ March 24, 2026 The Cash-Book Journal Newspapers.com Contents The amendment, which was decided by voters alongside the 1914 Missouri elections on November 3, 1914,November 2, 1914 Official Constitutional Ballot https://www.newspapers.com/image/571929275/ March 23, 2026 St. Louis Globe-Democrat Newspapers.com had the following information shown to voters for it:Thirteenth Proposition. Proposed by Initiative Petition. Constitutional Amendment. Providing that females shall have the same right to vote at all elections held within this state as males. An act to amend article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Missouri by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 2a, extending the right of suffrage to women. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Missouri: Section 1. That article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Missouri be and the same hereby is amended by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 2a, and reading as follows: Section 2a. Females shall hereafter have the same right, under the same conditions, to vote at all elections held in this state, as males now have or may hereafter have. Yes No Results 13 counties voted in favor, and 101 voted against. The independent city of St. Louis voted against. The highest level of support for the amendment came from Harrison County, with 68.40% in favor, and the lowest level came from Perry County, with 10.88% in favor.1916 Vote for Constitutional Amendments Cast at the General Election held November 3, 1914—(By Counties)—Continued https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/9971/rec/1 March 23, 2026 Missouri Digital Heritage 573–575 The following table details the results by county of the amendment: +Results by countyCountyYesNo#%#%Adair1,64845.981,93654.02Andrew1,39046.611,59253.39Atchison1,21249.511,23650.49Audrain1,29934.632,45265.37Barry1,26537.552,10462.45Barton1,12143.961,42956.04Bates1,95646.212,27753.79Benton74731.141,65268.86Bollinger35214.952,00285.05Boone2,06240.013,09259.99Buchanan4,71244.475,88555.53Butler1,37044.441,71355.56Caldwell1,30446.001,53154.00Callaway1,42233.022,88466.98Camden52234.7598065.25Cape Girardeau1,31728.203,35471.80Carroll2,32250.482,27849.52Carter23934.0046466.00Cass1,64346.041,92653.96Cedar92836.941,58463.06Chariton1,16035.632,09664.37Christian78645.0795854.93Clark1,06638.721,68761.28Clay1,30942.761,75257.24Clinton1,01249.981,01350.02Cole86521.033,24878.97Cooper95022.533,26677.47Crawford54529.351,31270.65Dade1,12541.731,57158.27Dallas47128.481,18371.52Daviess1,29639.511,98460.49DeKalb1,07745.581,28654.42Dent52227.901,34972.10Douglas70041.5298658.48Dunklin1,67353.791,43746.21Franklin91619.803,71080.20Gasconade27513.001,84087.00Gentry1,67851.071,60848.93Greene4,03141.375,71358.63Grundy1,76657.641,29842.36Harrison2,45768.401,13531.60Henry1,65841.712,31758.29Hickory46740.5468559.46Holt1,32549.421,35650.58Howard1,04738.681,66061.32Howell1,11340.641,62659.36Iron34031.4274268.58Jackson19,25649.0420,00950.96Jasper5,68052.445,15247.56Jefferson1,13025.993,21774.01Johnson1,83541.632,57358.37Knox93538.151,51661.85Laclede91129.592,16870.41Lafayette1,84032.993,73867.01Lawrence1,89944.532,36655.47Lewis88635.531,60864.47Lincoln78129.891,83270.11Linn2,40651.862,23348.14Livingston1,80645.842,13454.16McDonald76041.081,09058.92Macon1,66037.262,79562.74Madison38526.501,06873.50Maries27318.831,17781.17Marion1,62637.742,68262.26Mercer1,13659.6676840.34Miller70326.331,96773.67Mississippi67845.4181554.59Moniteau72727.411,92572.59Monroe93329.532,22770.47Montgomery79025.182,34774.82Morgan47719.611,95580.39New Madrid82750.6780549.33Newton1,61943.762,08156.24Nodaway2,57650.472,52849.53Oregon55834.301,06965.70Osage47719.271,99880.73Ozark42632.5788267.43Pemiscot1,01250.6598649.35Perry29910.882,44889.12Pettis2,80845.363,38354.64Phelps62226.881,69273.12Pike1,50938.392,42261.61Platte83738.251,35161.75Polk1,00731.872,15368.13Pulaski53333.021,08166.98Putnam1,03245.641,22954.36Ralls61232.891,24967.11Randolph1,61535.312,95964.69Ray1,43041.632,00558.37Reynolds40237.2967662.71Ripley70043.1092456.90St. Charles58715.193,27784.81St. Clair98537.021,67662.98St. Francois2,13650.282,11249.72Ste. Genevieve25015.261,38884.74St. Louis4,37533.208,80466.80St. Louis City26,60423.9684,43176.04Saline1,66838.212,69761.79Schuyler66840.8196959.19Scotland77942.501,05457.50Scott1,20145.001,46855.00Shannon58743.1677356.84Shelby81633.931,58966.07Stoddard1,37542.111,89057.89Stone71048.7374751.27Sullivan1,65247.541,82352.46Taney31738.3351061.67Texas93534.041,81265.96Vernon1,76341.582,47758.42Warren34620.461,34579.54Washington55835.341,02164.66Wayne71735.781,28764.22Webster70323.412,30076.59Worth80855.5364744.47Wright84230.771,89469.23Total182,25736.11322,46363.89 Later events Federal On July 3, 1919, Missouri became the 11 state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,July 3, 1919 Missouri Ratifies Suffrage; Senate Vote is 28 to 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/138439308/ March 23, 2026 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspapers.com which granted the right of suffrage to women nationwide.Verhovek Kendall March 3, 2025 The 19th Amendment, Explained https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/19th-amendment-explained March 23, 2026 Brennan Center for Justice The measure proposing ratification, which was introduced by State Representative Walter E. Bailey, was agreed to by the state house on July 2 in a 125–9 vote. On July 3, the state senate voted in favor with 28 in support, three opposed, one absent, and one not voting. State On November 7, 1922, Missouri voters approved Amendment 2, which formally removed text from the state constitution requiring voters to be "male".Missouri Amendment 2, Remove Gendered Language from Suffrage Provision Measure (1922) https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Amendment_2,_Remove_Gendered_Language_from_Suffrage_Provision_Measure_(1922) March 23, 2026 Ballotpedia The removal of such language was a formality.November 13, 1922 Three Amendments Approved in County https://www.newspapers.com/image/1121540448/ March 23, 2026 Lexington Daily News Newspapers.com Gallery References Category:Ballot measures in the United States Category:1914 Missouri elections Category:1914 referendums Category:Women's suffrage ballot measures in the United States