Ella C. Chamberlain was the major force behind women's suffrage in Florida between 1892 and 1897. She was responsible for a suffrage department in a Tampa, Florida newspaper and was president of the Florida Woman Suffrage Association. After Chamberlain left Florida in 1897, the suffrage movement stalled until around 1912. That year, Jacksonville, Florida started the Equal Franchise League of Florida. in 1913, two women attempted to vote in a bond election in Orlando, Florida, but were denied. In 1915, the city of Fellsmere, Florida allowed women to vote due to a technicality in the city charter. In 1918, several cities also passed municipal suffrage bills. Florida did not ratify the Nineteenth Amendment until May 13, 1969.
