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From the Archives: Scrapbooks...

Since the founding of the El Paso County Historical Society, our collections have expanded giving the Society a wide variety of subjects for study. The Archi...

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The El Paso Woman's Club and the Woman's Suffrage Movement By Joseph Longo...

The El Paso Woman's Club and Woman's Suffrage Movement By Joseph Longo The El Paso Woman’s Club border Heritage Center, El Paso Public Library The El Paso Wo...

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Meeting of Women at Fort Bliss Launched the El Paso Women’s Suffrage Movement By Janine Young...

Mary Morgan Purdon Women in El Paso had been speaking about women’s enfranchisement for years before the creation of the El Paso Equal Franchise League (EPEF...

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Alice Merchant: An El Paso Suffragist by Joseph Longo...

Dr. Alice Merchant was the first woman doctor in El Paso in 1895. Merchant was a charter and active member of the El Paso Equal Franchise league. She went on...

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Grace Logan: An El Paso Suffragist. by Joseph Longo...

Grace Virginia Logan was the first corresponding secretary of the El Paso's first suffrage league, the El Paso Equal Franchise League. Logan was a leader in ...

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Belle Critchett: An El Paso Suffragist...

Belle Critchett: An El Paso Suffragist Belle Critchett, Belle Christie Critchett papers, MS386, C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department, The Universit...

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The El Paso Equal Franchise League, 1915-1920....

The El Paso Equal Franchise League, 1915-1920 By Joseph Longo El Paso’s first women’s suffrage group, the Equal Franchise League, was organized at the Hotel ...

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Mildred Baker: An El Paso Suffragist...

Mildred Baker: An El Paso Suffragist By Joseph Longo Mildred Genevieve Wacaser Baker (1885-1994) was one of many El Paso women who fought for the right to vo...

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Annie Jane Berry: An El Paso Suffragist....

Annie Jane Berry died in El Paso in 1925 at her home at 411 S. Kansas St. She ran a saloon in the 1890s in the tenderloin district. She was a cook at the cit...

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2020 Hall of Honor Update...

Fellow El Pasoans, As you know, COVID-19 has forced us to reevaluate much of this year's programming and events. We are taking precautions to protect you and...

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We are Digitally Open!...

Dear El Paso County Historical Society Members and Supporters: We are pleased to announce that we are digitally open! We welcome your research requests and q...

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2020 Hall of Honor Nominations...

The El Paso County Historical Society is currently accepting nominations for inductees to the 2020 Hall of Honor. A maximum of two living and two deceased pe...

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