Clipping : Harper's Weekly. Women at the polls in New Jersey in the good old times. November 13, 1880

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Title

Clipping : Harper's Weekly. Women at the polls in New Jersey in the good old times. November 13, 1880

Description

Hand colored engraving by Howard Pyle, appeared on page 724 of Harper's Weekly, entitled "Women at the Polls in New Jersey in the Good Old Times." The illustration shows women casting votes at a municipal election, referring back to the period from 1797-1807, when New Jersey women were enfranchised.

Harper's Weekly was an American illustrated political magazine published from 1857 until 1916 with fiction, news, illustrations, and essays related to current events.

Date

1880-11-13

Subject

Ballot
Elections
Women--Suffrage--New Jersey

Creator

Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911, artist

Publisher

New York : Harper & Brothers

Format

1 p.

Language

English

Coverage

New Jersey

Original Format

Clippings (information artifacts)

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