Article on woman suffrage introduced in the United States Senate by Hon. Thomas B. Catron, Senator from the state of New Mexico. February 19, 1917
Anti-suffrage
Catron, Thomas Benton, 1840-1921
Constitutional amendments
Women--Suffrage--New Mexico
Article, written by Senator Thomas B. Catron, in opposition to a federal suffrage amendment.
Contents include:
Failure of women to vote when given the ballot
The women's vote for president
Taxation and woman suffrage
Prohibition and woman suffrage
Schools and playgrounds
Vice not suppressed where women vote
War and woman suffrage
Wage-earning women and woman suffrage
Woman suffrage undemocratic
Woman suffrage not an inherent right
Women as office seekers
Rural communities and woman suffrage
Women as jurors in woman suffrage states
Feminism and socialism
Woman suffrage and divorce
Woman suffrage unjust
Population, not territory, counts
High cost of woman suffrage
Defeats of woman suffrage
Opinions of eminent men against woman suffrage.
Catron, Thomas Benton, 1840-1921
Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office
1917
16 p.
English
DOCU.1917.12
Ballot: Official ballot for the town of Hiram [Maine]. September 10, 1917
Ballot
Constitutional amendments
Election--Maine
United States--Maine--Hiram
Women--Suffrage--Maine
Official election ballot includes the proposed state constitutional amendment for woman's suffrage.
In 1917, the Maine Suffrage Amendment was defeated by a vote of 40,000 to 20,000. In 1919, Maine became the third New England state to ratify the federal amendment and when a referendum vote was held, Maine women won the right to vote in presidential elections.
1917-09-10
1 p.
English
DOCU.1917.09
Hiram, Maine
Broadside : As man to man. Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. [1915]
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Voting
Women--Suffrage--Massachusetts
Argues that men are primarily concerned with their interests and do not represent women's interests.
Massachusetts voters rejected the referendum in November 1915, 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.
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company, Inc.
[1915]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1915.33
Broadside : As man to man. Pittsburgh Men's League for Woman Suffrage. [1916]
Campaign Literature
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Pittsburgh Men's League for Woman Suffrage
United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania
Makes the argument that men are primarily concerned with their interests and do not represent women's interests. Urges reader to vote for the woman suffrage amendment on November 7th. The amendment lost in 1916.
Pennsylvania was among the first states to ratify the nineteenth amendment in June 1919.
Pittsburgh Men's League for Woman Suffrage
Harrisburg, Penn : Pittsburgh Men's League for Woman Suffrage
[1916]
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1916.18
Broadside : As man to man. South Dakota Universal Franchise League. [1916]
Campaign Literature
Constitutional amendments
Elections
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Women--Suffrage--South Dakota
Makes the argument that men are primarily concerned with their interests and do not represent women's interests. Urges reader to vote for the woman suffrage amendment on November 7th. The amendment lost in 1916.
The South Dakota Universal Franchise League was organized in 1911 by Mary Shields ("Mamie") Pyle. South Dakota granted women the right to vote in 1918.
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Huron, S.D. : South Dakota Universal Franchise League
[1916]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1916.11
Broadside : How to vote for woman suffrage amendment, election day, November 6th, 1917. 1917
Ballot
Constitutional amendments
Elections
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
United States--New York--Albany
Women--Suffrage--New York
Reprints the amendments that were on the ballot in New York for the election held on November 6, 1917 and urges voters to vote for woman suffrage.
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
New York : New York State Woman Suffrage Party
1917
1 p.
English
DOCU.1917.32
Broadside : Isn't it true? South Dakota Universal Franchise League. [Circa 1914-1918]
Campaign Literature
Elections
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Women--Suffrage--South Dakota
Answers the question "isn't it true" to issues that support women being granted the right to vote.
The South Dakota Universal Franchise League was organized in 1911 by Mary Shields ("Mamie") Pyle. South Dakota granted women the right to vote in 1918.
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Huron, S.D. : South Dakota Universal Franchise League
[Circa 1914-1918]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1000.24
Broadside : Logic for the business man. South Dakota Universal Franchise League. [1916]
Business
Campaign Literature
Constitutional amendments
Elections
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Women--Suffrage--South Dakota
Appeals to businessmen by making the argument that voting for the woman suffrage amendment on November 7th is logical and "good business." The amendment lost in 1916.
The South Dakota Universal Franchise League was organized in 1911 by Mary Shields ("Mamie") Pyle. South Dakota granted women the right to vote in 1918.
South Dakota Universal Franchise League
Huron, S.D. : South Dakota Universal Franchise League
[1916]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1916.12
Broadside : Notice of Submission of Constitutional Amendments at the General Election to be held November 6, 1917
Constitutional amendments
Elections--New York (State)
Voting--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920
Women's suffrage--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920
Public notice of the resolutions of the New York State Senate and Assembly to be voted on by the electorate on November 6, 1917, including the woman suffrage amendment. The referendum passed, granting New York women the right to vote.
1917
Welch, Thomas G. and Miller, Henry C. Commissioners of Elections, Chemung County
1 p.
English
New York
Broadside : The Negro and the new social order (Extracts from the Messenger). [1919]
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Politics and government
African Americans--Social conditions
Anti-suffrage
Civil rights--United States
Constitutional amendments
Equality
Intermarriage
Men's Anti-Ratification League of Montgomery, Alabama
Messenger
National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
Race discrimination--United States
Randolph, A. Philip--(Asa Philip),--1889-1979
States' rights (American politics)
Women--Suffrage--Alabama
The broadside, published by the Men's Anti-Ratification League of Montgomery, Alabama contains excerpts from "The Negro and the New Social Order," published in The Messenger, a magazine founded in 1917 by A. Phillip Randolph and Chandler Owen as the "only radical Negro magazine in America."
Extracts pulled include those for universal suffrage, social equality, and intermarriage. The League encourages voters to reject the Susan B. Anthony amendment in the name of states' rights. The League was a state affiliate of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
The Men's Anti-Ratification League of Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Ala. : Men's Anti-Ratification League of Montgomery, Alabama
[1919]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1919.01
Alabama