Vira Boarman Whitehouse (September 16, 1875 – April 11, 1957) was an American suffragette, government official, and businessperson.

[1][2] She attended Newcomb College in New Orleans and was a member of Pi Beta Phi.

[1][3] She married New York stockbroker James Norman de Rapelye Whitehouse (1858–1949) on April 13, 1898.

[1] In May 1915, Whitehouse made cold calls to potential voters to ask their views on suffrage.

[6] When New York State granted women the right to vote on November 6, 1917, Whitehouse was widely credited with the win.

[1] In 1925, she was elected a member of the Democratic County Committee from Manhattan's 15th Assembly District.