Browse Items (77 total)
Sort by:
Leaflet : Do not want the ballot : a correspondent who is opposed to making them voters. March 22, 1896. [Circa 1896-1900]
Letter to the editor of the New York times by author identified only as "E.S.C." The author argues that if granted the right to vote, women would not use it and it would only cause them physical discomfort. He or she also says that women's votes will…
Flier : A word to the wise. Empire State Campaign Committee. [Circa 1914-1915]
Using excerpts from a pro-suffrage speech by Congressman Edward T. Taylor, of Colorado, where women were granted full suffrage in 1893, he answers common questions about the impact of woman suffrage in his state. These issues include whether or not…
Flier : Which side are you on? Empire State Campaign Committee. [1915]
Reprints statements in support of woman suffrage from Congressman Edward T. Taylor of Colorado and John Francis Neyian, Chairman State Board of Control, Sacramento, California.
The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of organizations,…
The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of organizations,…
Appleton's Journal : a magazine of general literature. Volume 1,. No. 20-With Supplement. August 14, 1869
Appleton's Journal features a cover illustration entitled "Will she vote?" (see page 614), of a woman holding a baby. The illustration accompanies a poem written by Edgar Fawcett with the same title.
Postcard : The candidate who always receives the ladies vote Fleishchmann's Yeast. [Circa 1880-1890]
Trade card advertisement for Fleischmann's Yeast. This card shows three women casting their ballots into a ballot box. The verso contains directions for use and several recipes.
The Harvard Lampoon. Series II, Vol. VIII. October 17, 1884
Issue of The Harvard Lampoon featuring a cartoon reprinted from the XXXX, entitled, "The Woman's Rights Party will make great efforts to bring out their vote on Nov. 4th." The cartoon shows a group of men and women standing in line to vote. The…
Pamphlet : The blank-cartridge ballot. [Circa 1900]
Rossiter Johnson was a prominent author and editor whose wife, Helen Kendrick Johnson, also a writer, was active in the anti-suffrage movement.
The author discusses reasons why women's suffrage would be a mistake, including the idea that African…
The author discusses reasons why women's suffrage would be a mistake, including the idea that African…
Broadside : Be A Vote-Booster! [1924]
In preparation for the 1924 elections, the New York League of Women Voters distributed this informational flier to educate and encourage women to register to vote in time for the November 4 elections.
Article on woman suffrage introduced in United States Senate by Hon. James E. Martine, Senator from the state of New Jersey. February 25, 1915
Senator James Martine, of New Jersey presents an article from the District of Columbia Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage presenting with facts on the negative impact of women voters in states where women were granted the right to vote.
The…
The…
Leaflet : The woman suffrage vote; an analysis of it by the Man Suffrage Association. December 4, 1895. [Circa 1895-1900]
Letter written "to the people of Massachusetts" by Francis C. Lowell, Chairman, and Charles R. Saunders, Secretary, of the Massachusetts Man Suffrage Association. The letter analyzed the results of the 1895 non-binding referendum concerning municipal…