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Manuscripts
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<p style="text-align:left;">The Lewis collection includes a diverse assortment of materials that document the expanding role and status of women from the early nineteenth century until after women won the right to vote in 1920. Correspondence, conference programs, speeches, position papers, newsletters, sheet music, congressional reports, stock certificates, printed materials, and more present a view of the individuals and organizations that fought for and against political, economic, and social rights for women. <br /><br />The records primarily document the American suffrage movement; but also include material on the suffrage movement in England and several other European countries, as well as a wide range of issues including education, organized labor, social welfare, temperance, voter education, slavery, wartime experiences, and the women’s club movement.</p>
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Fliers (printed matter)
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13.5 x 20 cm.
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Flier : Torchlight suffrage march and mass meeting. Worcester, Massachusetts. October 30, 1915
Subject
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Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
Parades & processions--Massachusetts--1910-1920
Women--Suffrage--Massachusetts
Description
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Flier and pledge form to participate in the Torchlight Suffrage March and Mass Meeting held in Worcester, Massachusetts to rally supporters for the upcoming vote on woman suffrage in the November 2, 1915 election. Senator Borah, of Idaho, was scheduled to speak after the parade in support of the amendment.
Massachusetts voters rejected the referendum, along with New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. On June 25, 1919, Massachusetts became the eighth state to ratify the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote.
The first National Women's Rights Convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 23, 1850.
Date
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1915-10
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1 p.
Language
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English
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DOCU.1915.28
Demonstration
Idaho
Massachusetts
Meeting
Parade
Pledge
Procession
Senator
Torchlight parade
William Borah
Worcester