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There was one north side woman that got more satisfaction out of her vote this year than fell to the share ofthe average female voter, great as it may have been, and that was Mrs. Jane Shirley of 655 Third avenue, motherof Ennis Shirley, principal of the W. O. Weldele School of Harrison Township.Twenty-six years ago, on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1894, she walked up to the polls at her precinct in the Fifth Ward and demanded that she be allowed to vote. Of course she was refused, as she expected, but she vindicated a principle and was satisfied.After more than a quarter century of waiting she had the satisfaction of ■walking up to the polls in the same precinct this year and casting a vote.Attorney Harry Wallace, who was then prosecuting attorney, recalled the incident this week, as he was present when she made her demand. WhenAwomen were given the right to vote he promised himself that he would be present when Mrs. Shirley cast her first vote, but in the hurry and excitement of election day he forgot it, much to his regret.
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Terre Haute Saturday Spectator
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 20, 1920
Page 35
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