Postcard : A fundamental principle of this government is taxation with representation. We are all taxpayers, both woman and man. Hence-equal Suffrage. It admits of no argument. 1910
Aphorisms and apothegms
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Taxation
This card, Number 110, is part of a set of 30 postcards, each containing a message, or aphorism, about suffrage. The cards were created by commercial publishing company, The Cargill Company, and were "endorsed and approved by the National American Woman Suffrage Association."
Grand Rapids, Mich : The Cargill company
1910
Postcard : The Declaration of Independence was the direct result of taxation without representation. Either exempt woman from taxation or grant her the right of equal suffrage. "What is sauce for the Gander is sauce for the Goose." 1910
Aphorisms and apothegms
National American Woman Suffrage Association
United States. Declaration of Independence
This card, Number 104, is part of a set of 30 postcards, each containing a message, or aphorism, about suffrage. The cards were created by commercial publishing company, The Cargill Company, and were "endorsed and approved by the National American Woman Suffrage Association."
Grand Rapids, Mich : The Cargill company
1910
Broadside : Votes for Women! The Woman's Reason Becauseā¦ [Circa 1915]
Citizenship
Elections
New York State Woman Suffrage Association
United States--New York--Albany
Women consumers
Women employees
Women--Suffrage--New York
Lists reasons why women want the right to vote, including the fact that they pay taxes, want to improve children's lives, want to improve conditions for women workers, they are consumers and need full representation, and women are citizens.
New York State Woman Suffrage Association
Albany, New York : New York State Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1915]
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1915.49
Broadside : What every woman knows. New York State Woman Suffrage Party. [1917]
Elections
Farmers' wife
Husband and wife
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
United States--New York--New York
Voting
Women--Suffrage--New York
Flier argues that wives are partners to their husband's in the home and should also be able to vote as partners.
Issued in advance of the 1917 election when New York women were granted the right to vote.
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
New York : National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company, Inc.
[1917]
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1917.40
Circular : A few leading questions. [Circa 1913-1915]
Custody of children
Education
Jury duty
Married women--Legal status, laws, etc.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Taxation
United States. Constitution
Voting
Questions and answers addressing marital rights,child custody rights, property rights, taxation, education, whether women would vote if granted the privilege, and why women want to vote.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement, were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.111
Circular : Dorothy Dix on woman's ballot. [Circa 1913-1915]
Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951
Education
Gilmer, Elizabeth (Meriwether), 1861-1951
Home economics--Accounting
Married women--Legal status, laws, etc.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Taxation
Originally published in 1908 in the "San Francisco Examiner", Dorothy Dix (pseudonym of American journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer) addresses taxation, the differences between men and women, household budgets, morals, education, and other arguments in favor of women's suffrage.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951
Gilmer, Elizabeth (Meriwether), 1861-1951
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.106
Handbill : Why women need the vote. [Circa 1909-1912]
Bennett, Sarah
Billington-Greig, Teresa, 1877-1964
Despard, C. (Charlotte), 1844-1939
How-Martyn, Edith
Women's Freedom League
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Flyer provides the Women's Freedom League objective and the League officers, followed by a list of eight reasons for women's suffrage. The flyer also contains a membership appeal along the bottom.
The Women's Freedom League was founded in 1907 in the United Kingdom by a group of members of the Women's Social and Political Union, including Teresa Billington Greig, Charlotte Despard, and Edith How-Martyn, to campaign for women's suffrage. The League opposed the use of violence and suspended their activities during World War I. They resumed lobbying in 1916. At the time of publication, Charlotte Despard was serving as president.
Women's Freedom League
London : Women's Freedom League
[Circa 1909-1912]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1000.91
Leaflet : Why suffrage would not help women : 'E.S.C.' thinks those taxpayers would be worse off than now. February 29, 1896. [Circa 1896-1900]
Albany Anti-Suffrage Association
Anti-suffrage
Property
Taxation
United States--New York--Albany
Women--Suffrage--New York
Women's Anti-Suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.)
Letter to the editor of the New York times by author identified only as "E.S.C." The author attempts to refute the suffragists' argument that taxation without representation is unjust.
The letter was reprinted by the Albany Anti-Suffrage Association, more formally referred to as the Women's Anti-Suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York.
E.S.C.
[Albany, N.Y.] : [Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York]
[Circa 1896-1900]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.54
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]
Albany Anti-Suffrage Association
Anti-suffrage
United States--New York--Albany
Women--Suffrage--New York
Women's Anti-Suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.)
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, marriage, and the right to keep her own wages.
The letter has been reprinted for distribution by the Albany Anti-Suffrage Association, also known as the Women's Anti-Suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York.
A.P.P.
[Albany, N.Y.] : [Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York]
[Circa 1896-1900]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.50
Broadside : Logic for the business man. South Dakota Universal Franchise League. [1916]
Business
Campaign Literature
Constitutional amendments
Elections
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Women--Suffrage--South Dakota
Appeals to businessmen by making the argument that voting for the woman suffrage amendment on November 7th is logical and "good business." The amendment lost in 1916.
The South Dakota Universal Franchise League was organized in 1911 by Mary Shields ("Mamie") Pyle. South Dakota granted women the right to vote in 1918.
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Huron, S.D. : South Dakota Universal Franchise League
[1916]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1916.12