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Flier : Which side are you on? Empire State Campaign Committee. [1915]
Reprints statements in support of woman suffrage from Congressman Edward T. Taylor of Colorado and John Francis Neyian, Chairman State Board of Control, Sacramento, California.
The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of organizations,…
The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of organizations,…
Flier : A million women : appeal to the voters of New York for Justice. Empire State Campaign Committee. 1915
Flier published by the Empire State Campaign Committee in advance of the 1915 election in New York contains statistics and arguments about women's suffrage, including the number of women who want the right to vote, the number of women already able to…
The Harvard Lampoon. Series II, Vol. VIII. October 17, 1884
Issue of The Harvard Lampoon featuring a cartoon reprinted from the XXXX, entitled, "The Woman's Rights Party will make great efforts to bring out their vote on Nov. 4th." The cartoon shows a group of men and women standing in line to vote. The…
Leaflet. Vote for suffrage, April 7. Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association. 1913
Urges readers to vote for the suffrage amendment in the upcoming election on April 7, 1913. Reprints an editorial from the Lansing State Journal about the composition of the Detroit anti-suffrage movement as primarily social leaders who were a part…
Flier : Is there any question about the liquor interests opposing woman suffrage? Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association. [1913]
Response by the Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association to anti-suffrage papers being distributed by saloon keepers and breweries in advance of the April 7, 1913 election. The message was to vote against the woman suffrage question because it would…
Illinois State Register. (Springfield, Ill.) Vol. 85, no. 231. August 18, 1920
The main headline on the front page is "Suffrage Battle is Won! Tennessee Ratifies Today/ 25 Million Women Are Given Ballot" The paper features photographs of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony.
The primary article…
The primary article…
Pamphlet : The blank-cartridge ballot. [Circa 1900]
Rossiter Johnson was a prominent author and editor whose wife, Helen Kendrick Johnson, also a writer, was active in the anti-suffrage movement.
The author discusses reasons why women's suffrage would be a mistake, including the idea that African…
The author discusses reasons why women's suffrage would be a mistake, including the idea that African…
Leaflet : Instructions for women watchers. November, 1915
Instructions for poll-watchers by George Kessler, Secretary of the Honest Ballot Association, New York City, to help curb illegal corruption or maneuvers to change the results of the election. The booklet reviews the rights of watchers, the ways in…
Broadside : Be A Vote-Booster! [1924]
In preparation for the 1924 elections, the New York League of Women Voters distributed this informational flier to educate and encourage women to register to vote in time for the November 4 elections.
Pamphlet : The case against woman suffrage: the most important question on the ballot at the state election. November 2, 1915
The pamphlet, addressed "to the men of Massachusetts" provides detailed arguments against woman suffrage. Sections include: "The vote not a natural right"
"A privilege with a heavy obligation"
"The net result of woman suffrage a loss to women and to…