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Leaflet : Address of Mrs. W. Winslow Crannell, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 3rd Judicial District of the State of New York, before the Committee on Resolutions of the Republican National Convention, at St. Louis. June 16, 1896
Crannell was the Chairman of the Anti-Suffrage Association of the 3rd Judicial District in New York. In her address she asks members to refuse to take action on the woman suffrage amendment.
She counters arguments regarding equal pay, taxation…
She counters arguments regarding equal pay, taxation…
Essay : Woman's right to the ballot by James H. Fairchild. 1870
James H. Fairchild was the third president of Oberlin College from 1866 until he retired in 1889. Fairchild was an abolitionist and argued for social reforms including temperance and coeducation of the sexes. He did not support woman's right to…
Pamphlet : Municipal woman suffrage : argument of Clement K. Fay, Esq., for remonstrants. 1887
The pamphlet is inscribed along the top: "Compliments of Clement K. Fay."
In 1887, a hearing was held to consider enacting a law securing municipal suffrage for women in Massachusetts. Clement K. Fay spoke for the opposition. The bill was not…
In 1887, a hearing was held to consider enacting a law securing municipal suffrage for women in Massachusetts. Clement K. Fay spoke for the opposition. The bill was not…
Flier : Are you a recruit? [Circa 1912-1914]
This flier, published by an unidentified organization, refers to an upcoming Ohio election where presumably voters will cast ballots for or against a woman's suffrage amendment. The writer refers to a new ally of the "suffragettes," known as "General…
Pamphlet : The physical force argument against woman suffrage by A. MacCallum Scott, M.P. 1912
Alexander MacCallum Scott was the Liberal M.P. for the Bridgeton constituency of Glasgow from 1910 until 1922.
In this article, he makes the argument that suffrage is not a necessary consequence of the principles of Democracy and Justice, but…
In this article, he makes the argument that suffrage is not a necessary consequence of the principles of Democracy and Justice, but…
Pamphlet : Dignity of Womanhood. Bulletin No. 11. [March 1912]
This anti-suffrage leaflet makes the argument that women should serve as the moral and spiritual inspiration to men by working to be the best possible mothers to their sons, thus making men well-informed and effective voters.
Letter : Cardinal Gibbons to the Maryland Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. April 22, 1913
In a letter addressed to Mrs. Robert Garrett, president of the Maryland Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, Cardinal James Gibbons discusses the reasons for his opposition to woman's right to vote.
Their Married Life or the Adventures of Suzanne the Iconoclast ; a series of modern comedies by Orson Lowell II Suzanne Suffragette. [March 1914]
Originally published in McClure's Magazine, Vol. 42, this was a series of humorous illustrations that tell the story of Suzanne, a suffragist, and her efforts to sway him by overexposing him to the anti-suffrage rhetoric of a neighbor, Mrs.…
Flier : Votes for Women. [Circa 1910-1915]
Flier listing objections to woman's suffrage and responses to refute those statements, "People Say . . . We Say . . . "
Article on woman suffrage introduced in United States Senate by Hon. James E. Martine, Senator from the state of New Jersey. February 25, 1915
Senator James Martine, of New Jersey presents an article from the District of Columbia Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage presenting with facts on the negative impact of women voters in states where women were granted the right to vote.
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