Belmont, Alva, 1853-1933
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (U.S.)
Marble House (Newport, R.I.)
Political campaigns
Suffrage--Fundraising
Tea
Votes for Women
Women--Political activity]]>

The set of "Votes for Women" china included: a luncheon plate, a coffee cup and saucer, a bread or cake plate, and a soup bowl, a creamer, an oval celery plate, and a small berry dish. This collection includes the bread plate (shown) and the saucer.

This plate was most likely created as a part of a luncheon service for a women's suffrage conference held at Alva Belmont's summer home, Marble House, in Newport, Rhode Island in July 1914. ]]>
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National American Woman Suffrage Association. Convention
Women--Suffrage--New York
Shields, John Knight, 1858-1934
United States--Tennessee-Chattanooga
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (U.S.)
National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company]]>
Belmont, Alva, 1853-1933
Jones, Louise Caldwell (Mrs. Gilbert E.), 1858-1929
National League for the Civic Education of Women
Palmer, Henry Wilbur, 1839-1915
Political Equality League
Public opinion polls--periodicals
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.)
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) -- Newspapers.
Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania]]>

In the center is a ballot and notice to women that the Times Leader would take all of the ballots sent in by local citizens and send the results of the poll to Congressman Palmer so that he would know the wishes of his district.]]>
Jones, Louise Caldwell (Mrs. Gilbert E.), 1858-1929]]>
Belmont, Alva, 1853-1933
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (U.S.)
Marble House (Newport, R.I.)
Political campaigns
Suffrage--Fundraising
Tea
Votes for Women
Women--Political activity]]>

The set of "Votes for Women" china included: a luncheon plate, a coffee cup and saucer, a bread or cake plate, and a soup bowl, a creamer, an oval celery plate, and a small berry dish. The Lewis collection includes only the saucer (shown) and bread plate.

This saucer may have been created as a part of a luncheon service for a women's suffrage conference held at Alva Belmont's summer home, Marble House, in Newport, Rhode Island in July 1914. ]]>
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