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Leaflet : Views on woman suffrage : reasons given by three eminent persons why women should not vote. [Circa 1898-1899]
Opinions and quotes opposed to woman suffrage by philosopher, Herbert Spencer, Bishop John Heyl Vincent, the co-founder of the Chautauqua Institution; and Quaker and statesman, John Bright.
Leaflet : James T. Gardiner… [Circa 1896-1900]
James T. Gardiner, surveyor and engineer, provides his observations regarding the negative impact of women's suffrage in Leavenworth, Kansas. Kansas women were granted the right to vote in school district elections in 1861 and municipal elections in…
Broadside : You will wish to hear the famous Canadian woman suffrage leader Mrs. Flora McD. Dennison and Mr. Frank Dunham… : the final suffrage mass meeting… [Circa 1917]
Promotional flier for the "final suffrage mass meeting" before the upcoming election on November 6, 1917, most likely held in Albany, New York. Flora MacDonald Dennison served as President of the Candian Woman Suffrage Association and spent two years…
Broadside : You will wish to hear the famous Canadian woman suffrage leader Mrs. Flora McD. Dennison and Mr. Frank Dunham… : the final suffrage mass meeting… [Circa 1917]
Promotional flier for the "final suffrage mass meeting" before the upcoming election on November 6, 1917, most likely held in Albany, New York. Flora MacDonald Dennison served as President of the Candian Woman Suffrage Association and spent two years…
Leaflet : Woman has many advantages : what she would lose should her demand for equal rights be granted : to the editor of the New York times. March 28, 1896. [Circa 1896-1900]
Letter to the editor of the New York Times by author identified only as "A.P.P." The author argues that if women are granted equal rights, they may lose many of the rights they have already gained, including property, guardianship of children,…
Leaflet : Woman suffragists' weakness. April 11, 1896. [Circa 1896-1900]
Letter to the editor of the New York Times by author identified only as "A.P.P." The author argues against granting New York suffragists the oppotunity to present a bill allowing the "present voting population of the State to vote upon the question…
Leaflet : Woman suffrage not demanded : the petition for it not honestly signed and not representative. March 14, 1896. [Circa 1896-1900]
Letter to the editor of the New York times by author identified only as "A.P.P." The author accuses New York suffragists are misrepresenting the number of signatures gathered on petitions in favor of women's suffrage. He or she also argues that…
Leaflet : As to suffrage in New York State. [Circa 1895-1896]
Letter to the editor of The Sun, New York, written by an author identified only as "A.P.P." The author argues against granting New York women the right to vote because the majority of women in the state are anti-suffrage. He or she cites the…
Leaflet : The silent woman. [Circa 1897-1900]
Reprint of an article that appeared in the Buffalo (New York) Express, written by an author only identified as "A.S.W." The author refers to a woman opposed to suffrage as "the silent woman" because of her preference to stay out of the public arena.…
Pamphlet : Women and Citizenship. 1918
Flier with information for women voters, granted the right to vote in New York in 1917, to encourage them to participate in open enrollment day to formally choose a political party affiliation. The flier discusses the meaning of citizenship and…