page_title: Suffrage Special
section_title: Delegates
hierarchical_section_title: Suffrage Special / Delegates
caption_attribution_description: English: Group of the Envoys at the National Headquarters Left to Right: Mrs. Hillies, Mrs. Morey, Miss Burns, Miss Constable, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Read, Miss Katezenstein, Miss Riegel, Miss Goode, Mrs. Ascough, Mrs. Baker, Miss Morey, Miss Campbell, Mrs. Blatch, Miss Hurlbut, Mrs. Newell
context_page_description: The Suffrage Special was an event created by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage in 1916. The Suffrage Special toured the "free states" which had already allowed women's suffrage in the United States. The delegates were raising awareness of the national women's suffrage amendment. They were also looking to start a new political party, the National Women's Party. The Suffrage Special, also known as the "flying squadron" left Washington, D.C. and toured the Western states by train for 38 days starting on April 9, 1916. Famous and well-known suffragists made up the envoy of the Suffrage Special. They toured several states during their journey and were largely well-received. When the tour was over, the delegates of the Suffrage Special visited Congress where they presented petitions for women's suffrage they had collected on their journey.
context_section_description: Delegates represented several states in the Eastern United States and the Midwest. Anne Henrietta Martin from Nevada accompanied the delegates for part of the journey. Women who had been chosen at the Woman Voter Conference in Salt Lake City accompanied the original envoys. Spokie, or Spokane, the adopted stray dog who accompanied the delegates went with Helen Todd to New York after the trip.
caption: Group of the envoys at the national headquarters
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