New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage

[1] The group was first known as the New York State Association Opposed to the Extension of the Suffrage to Women and was formed in April 1895.

[13] NYSAOWS members believed that women participating in politics would be "disruptive of everything pertaining to home life.

[17] The association drew large crowds, like the one at Glens Falls City Hall in February 1915, when NYSAOWS president, Alice Hill Chittenden, spoke.

[22] NYSAOWS eventually decided to transition into a new organization, the Women Voters' Anti-Suffrage Party.

Abby Hamlin Abbot filled in for Scott and Dodge left to lead the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage.