Congress passed the 19th Amendment prohibiting discrimination based on one’s sex on June 4, 1919 but in order for the amendment to become law three-quarters of the states (36) had to approve the bill. One more state was needed.
Panel 10: Ridgefield on the National Stage 
Laura Curie Allee and her daughters 
Dr. William Allee, member Connecticut Men’s League for Woman Suffrage 
Homeland, 304 Main St., the Allee home 
Casagmo Mansion, the Olcott residence 
Miss Mary Louisa Olcott, the “grand dame of Main Street” with her dog, Beau Geste 
Mrs. Florence Chatfield Stokes 
Sunset Hall, the Stokes Residence, Old West Mountain Road
