Campaign Statement of New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association : a resume of campaign activities and an analysis of the vote on the woman suffrage amendment in the state of New Jersey. October 19, 1915
Constitutional amendments
Election
National American Woman Suffage Association
New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association
Referendum
Women--Suffrage--New Jersey
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 activities, an analysis of the vote on the woman suffrage amendment, a review of next steps for the organization, and acknowledgements of those organizations that offered assistance during the campaign.
New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association
1913-10
4 p.
DOCU.1913.03
Clipping : Cartoons magazine. Votes for Women. [1912]
Caricatures and cartoons--Periodicals
Elections
Racey, Arthur George, 1870-1941
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Voting
Women--Suffrage--Canada
Wylie, Barbara Fanny, c.1862-1954)
Reproductions of drawings by Paul Plaschke, James North, and Arthur Racey originally published in the Louisville Post, Tacoma Daily Ledger, and Montreal Star.
"When The Women Vote" by Paul Plaschke shows a woman approaching a small house on wheels, decorated with bows and signs that say: "Ladies-Register here for School Trustee Election" and "A Pink Certificate with Each Registration" used as a way to attract women voters.
"The Political Pannier" by James North depicts Theodore Roosevelt during his bid for president during the 1912 election. The illustration features a crudly drawn Roosevelt, wearing a long dress, gloves, and an apron with the slogan "Votes for Women Vote for Me."
"Wisdom" by Arthur George Racey shows a woman standing at the entrance to Canada, wearing a hat labeled "Militant Suffragette" and carrying supplies, including "assorted bricks, hatchets, and other missils" and "kerosene for incendiary purposes." The guard prevents her from entering. The cartoon is a reference to Barbara Wylie, member of the Women's Social and Political Union in England who went to Canada for a suffrage speaking tour in 1912.
North, James
Plaschke, Paul, 1880-1954
Racey, Arthur George, 1870-1941
Chicago : Ill. : H.H. Windsor, Editor and Publisher
[1912]
2 p.
English
Postcard : Opposition card addressed to the Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee. 1915
Anti-suffrage
Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee
Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women
Postcard to the Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee for sender to voice opposition the proposed amendment granting women the right to vote.
The measure failed to pass in 1915. On June 25, 1919, Massachusetts became the eighth state to ratify the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote.
[Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women]
1915
1 card
English
DOCU.1915.12
Flier : The Liberty Bell. Two Messages Liberty and Justice. [1915]
Advertising, Political--United States
Liberty Bell
Political campaigns
United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania
Advertisement for the Liberty Bell Campaign by the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. This campaign was created to lobby for a state suffrage referendum in 1915. Suffragists commissioned a replica of the Liberty Bell, known as the "Justice Bell." The "Justice Bell" toured Pennsylvania with its clapper chained to its side. The clapper would not ring until women won the vote. The suffrage referendum did not pass in 1915.
Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association
1915
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1915.14
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Flier : Votes for Women a Success The Map Proves It. [1915]
Maps
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association
United States--Pennsylvania--Harrisburg
Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania
Flier distributed to state organizations to lobby for state suffrage.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company, Inc.
1915
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1915.16
Clipping : "Democrats Seek votes of Women / Wilson managers plan campaign in six woman suffrage states." [August 12, 1912]
Elections
Political campaigns
Voting
Women--Suffrage--California
Women--Suffrage--Colorado
Women--Suffrage--Idaho
Women--Suffrage--Utah
Women--Suffrage--Washington
Women--Suffrage--Wyoming
Brief article about efforts to gain women voters for Woodrow Wilson's presidential campaign in the six woman suffrage states: California, Wyoming, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho.
The newspaper is not identified. The year is written on the clipping.
[1912-08-12]
English
Clipping : "Suffragists Barely Win Out in Oregon / Reports from all parts of state show narrow margin of victory." [November 7, 1912]
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Women--Suffrage--Oregon
11/7/12
English
Oregon
Clipping : "Western States in Favor of Suffrage, Retuns Indicate / Kansas approves Constitutional Amendment by 50,000; Arizona Voices Approval." [November 6, 1912]
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Women--Suffrage--Arizona
Women--Suffrage--Kansas
Women--Suffrage--Oregon
Women--Suffrage--Wisconsin
News article with election results regarding women's suffrage in Kansas, Arizona, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
The measure was defeated in Wisconsin, and passed in Kansas, Arizona, and Oregon.
The newspaper is not identified. The year is written on the clipping.
[1912-11-06]
English
Clipping : "The Crisis Today." The Bay City Times. 1913
Bay City (Mich.) -- Newspapers
Michigan -- Bay City
Elections
Women--Suffrage--Michigan
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 granted the right to vote in 1918.
Bay City, Mich. : Bay City Times Co.
1913
English
Bay City, Michigan
Clipping : "Beginning of Suffrage Pleas." [The Bay City Times.] 1913
Bay City (Mich.) -- Newspapers
Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth), 1842-1932
Literature--Societies, etc.--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Michigan -- Bay City
Elections
Women--Suffrage--Michigan
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.
[Bay City, Mich. : Bay City Times Co.]
1913
English