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This pamphlet was created to lobby for the upcoming suffrage referendum in Pennsylvania. Held November 2, 1915, Pennsylvania voters defeated the suffrage amendment by a margin of 55,000 (out of 800,000 votes cast).…

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Blue and white pamphlet sealed with 1916 American Red Cross Christmas stamps, entitled "Do You Know?"

The pamphlet includes a list of facts detailing women's efforts to gain the right to vote throughout the country, and the reasons why women…

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Typed letter on National Woman's Party stationery. The stationery also contains a list of the NWP National Executive Committee and the National Advisory Council

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Transcript from the Constitutional Convention of New York State held in Albany on August 8, 1894. Delegates met to discuss whether or not to accept the adverse report of the Committee on Suffrage regarding the proposed constitutional amendment to…

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Published after New Jersey lost the referendum to grant women the right to vote in the state, the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association published this wrap-up for its membership and potential new members.

It contains a summary of the campaign…

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The pamphlet asks and answers the question "In the United States all men are allowed to vote. Why not women?"

This pamphlet was published as a part of the campaign to lobby for woman's suffrage in the upcoming election in New York State. New York…

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The author discusses the woman suffrage amendment to be included in that day's election asks the question: "If woman is granted the franchise, what will she do with it?"

Woman suffrage was defeated in Michigan in that election. Michigan women were…

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This article, most likely from The Bay City Times in Michigan, makes reference to early calls for suffrage in Detroit, Michigan. The author mentions famed orator, Anna Dickinson and a debate on the subject of "Equal Suffrage" by the Adelphi Society.

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Article about the Illinois General Assembly granting women partial suffrage. On June 11, 1913, Illinois granted women the right to vote for presidential electors, mayor, and for all local offices not specifically named in the Illinois Constitution.…
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