Pinback button : Ballots for Both. [1916]

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Title

Pinback button : Ballots for Both. [1916]

Description

Blue on gold celluloid pinback demands votes for both men and women.

The slogan was created by Dr. Eleanor M. Hiestand-Moore of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The button was the winning entry in a contest to replace the slogan "Votes for Women," sponsored by the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

There is no manufacturer information printed on the back of the button.

Date

[1916]

Subject

Advertising, Political--United States
Buttons
Campaign buttons
Campaign insignia
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Political campaigns
Suffragists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania

Relation

For more information, visit http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2513&dat=19161120&id=YflcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2595,5580343 http://womansuffragememorabilia.com/woman-suffrage-memorabilia/suffrage-buttons/

Language

English

Identifier

BUTN.1916.01

Original Format

Buttons (information artifacts)
celluloid (cellulosic)

Physical Dimensions

2 cm. diam.

Comments

Geolocation