Postcard : In the dim and speculative future. [Circa 1910]
Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928
Great Britain. Prime Minister (1908-1916 : Asquith)
Suffrage Atelier
Postcard designed by Gladys Letcher of the Suffrage Atelier, contains an illustration of Prime Minister Asquith delaying the vote for woman's suffrage.
The Suffrage Atelier was a publishing collective founded in 1909 to produce items for the suffrage movement. It had loose ties to the Women's Freedom League.
Letcher, Gladys (illustrator)
London : Suffrage Atelier
[Circa 1910]
Postcard : The anti suffragist! [Circa 1905-1914]
Flowers in literature
Poetry
Pro-suffrage postcard created by artist and enamellist, Ernestine Mills. Mills designed and published this postcard, together with another entitled "The New Mrs Partington", independent of any of the suffrage societies.
Mills, Ernestine, 1871-1959 (Artist)
Stetson, C.P. (Author)
London : Ernestine Mills
[Circa 1905-1914]
Postcard : "Wanted-a willing man" 1910
Flowers
United States--Kansas--Morganville
Sepia illustration of a well-dressed woman, walking through a pond, holding a bouquet of flowers.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Millie Cook Morganville, Kansas, and postmarked February 15, 1911. The message reads: "Feb. 14 1911 / Dear old pal:- Received the card and will try to answer. Gee but I wish you could come here for a day or two while you are alone cant you, we could have a good time. I am going to a show tonight. I have a dandy place to work and am not anxious to come back. Let me hear from you soon. Always your best friend. Flora."
New York, N.Y. : Roth Langley
1910
Postcard : Here's to the girl . . . [Circa 1905-1910]
Roses
Wit and humor, Pictorial
Illustration of a man looking at a woman, who appears to be growing out of a flower.
On the verso, the card is marked "Sepia Roses."
[Circa 1905-1909]
Postcard : An Easter Prophecy. [Circa 1915]
Animals
Easter
Easter bunny
Hens
Women--Suffrage--Indiana
Embossed Easter card with an illustration of a hen carrying a "Votes for Women" sign.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mr. Frank Leburg Fowler, Indiana, and postmarked April 20, 1915. The message reads:
Dear Bro:-
Well Easter is soon here again. How many eggs are you going to eat? Better watch out or you will get nogen ache. cause you must come over Sun. and get something to rinse your throat with cause it gets dry. See on the reverse side of this card who is going to lay eggs after this. ha ha. Sister Ida.
[Circa 1915]
Cloth rose button and ribbon : I cast my first vote. [1921]
Buttons
Kennedy, Horace E.
Political campaigns
Ribbons
United States--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
Pink paper rose with green stem and a picture of the candidate, Horace E. Kennedy, in the center. The rose is attached to a yellow ribbon with black printed text: "I cast my first vote at a municipal election in the red rose city for Kennedy and the straight Republican ticket, November 8th, 1921."
This was the first local election in Pennsylvania in which women had the right to participate and vote. Kennedy served as mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1920 to 1922.
[1921]
English
MEMR.1921.01
Lancaster, Pennsylvania