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
Flier : A million women : appeal to the voters of New York for Justice. Empire State Campaign Committee. 1915
American Revolution
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Empire State Campaign Committee
Presidents--Election
Voting
Whitman, Charles S., 1868-1947
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Women--Suffrage--New York
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 vote in western states, the political officials in favor of women's suffrage, and the types of women who want to vote (teachers, wage-earning women, housekeepers, etc.).
The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of organizations, including the Women's Suffrage Party, the Women's Suffrage Association, the Women's Political Union and other similar organizations, headed by Carrie Chapman Catt. It was created to bring New York women together in support of the state woman suffrage amendment. The referendum was defeated in 1915 but passed two years later in November 1917.
Empire State Campaign Committee
New York : Empire State Campaign Committee
1915
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1915.48
Flier : Vote for the amendment in 1915. Empire State Campaign Committee. 1915
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Empire State Campaign Committee
Presidents--Election
Voting
Women--Suffrage--New York
Young, Art, 1866-1943
Flier published by the Empire State Campaign Committee in advance of the 1915 election in New York contains a cartoon by Art Young depicting a "Suffragist" standing at a chalkboard quizzing an "Anti-Suffragist." The question written on the blackboard is "How can this be a 'government of the people and by the people' if-only 1/2 of the people vote?"
The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of organizations, including the Women's Suffrage Party, the Women's Suffrage Association, the Women's Political Union and other similar organizations, headed by Carrie Chapman Catt. It was created to bring New York women together in support of the state woman suffrage amendment. The referendum was defeated in 1915 but passed two years later in November 1917.
Empire State Campaign Committee
Young, Art, 1866-1943, artist
New York : Empire State Campaign Committee
1915
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1915.47
Leaflet : Suggestions for election district captains. [1917]
Elections
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Women--Suffrage--New York
Leaflet provides instructions for election district captains in advance of the 1917 election in New York. It was most likely issued by the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
[National American Woman Suffrage Association]
1917
4 p.
English
DOCU.1917.39
Flier : Why Michigan lost the equal suffrage amendment in 1912. [1913]
Anti-suffrage
Campaign literature
Constitutional amendments
Elections--Corrupt practices
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Women--Suffrage--Michigan
Discusses the results of the 1912 election in Michigan, when the woman suffrage amendment was defeated, and the reasons for this result. According to the information provided, the amendment passed, but was nullified by "political manipulation" and there is a list some of the "irregularities" that were found. The verso provides a list of arguments made by "bad people" against woman suffrage, and includes "the gambler", "the grafter", "the employer of child labor", "the white slave trafficker", and more.
Woman suffrage was defeated again in the 1913 election. Michigan women were granted the right to vote in presidential elections in 1917 and in 1918, Michigan voters approved the state constitutional amendment granting suffrage to Michigan women.
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Detroit, Mich. : Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
[1913]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1913.13
Flier : Is there any question about the liquor interests opposing woman suffrage? Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association. [1913]
Anti-suffrage
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association
Liquor industry
Prohibition
Voting
Women--Suffrage--Michigan
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 ensure state wide prohibition and shut down businesses.
Woman suffrage was defeated in the 1913 election. Michigan women were granted the right to vote in presidential elections in 1917 and in 1918, Michigan voters approved the state constitutional amendment granting suffrage to Michigan women.
Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association
Michigan : Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association
[1913]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1913.12
Leaflet : "Women have no time for politics" Vote to give HER the ballot in Michigan. [1912]
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Homemakers
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Politics and government
Women--Suffrage--Michigan
Series of fliers urging voters to grant women the vote in Michigan in the upcoming election. The fliers compares the amount of time women spend out of the house working to the amount of time she would spend on politics and argues for suffrage as a way to bring a positive force into politics.
[Michigan Equal Suffrage Association]
[Michigan Equal Suffrage Association]
1912
3 p.
English
DOCU.1912.15
Authorization by the Michigan Equal Suffrage Association to be a "challenger" during the election. 1912
Bay City Equal Suffrage Association
Elections
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Polling places
Women--Suffrage--Michigan
Blank form created by the Michigan Equal Suffrage Association, to be signed by the acting president of the Bay City Equal Suffrage Assocaiton, to authorize individuals appointed by the organization as "challengers" to polling places during the election. Challengers were stationed at polling places to guard against any potential abuse by witnessing the votes, inspecting poll lists, etc.
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Detroit, Mich. : Bay City Equal Suffrage Association
1912
1 p.
English
DOCU.1912.14
Leaflet. Vote for suffrage, April 7. Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association. 1913
Anti-suffrage
Elections
Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association
Ingham County, Mich. Women--Suffrage--Michigan
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 of a group call the "400."
Michigan women were granted the right to vote in presidential elections in 1917 and in 1918, Michigan voters approved the state constitutional amendment granting suffrage to Michigan women.
Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association
Michigan : Ingham County Equal Suffrage Association
[1913]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1913.11
Pamphlet : A history of the equal suffrage movement in New Hampshire 1868-1912
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Women--Suffrage--New Hampshire
This pamphlet was created to lobby New Hampshire voters to become the seventh state to grant women the right to vote.
New Hampshire Woman Suffrage Association
Concord, N.H. : New Hampshire Woman Suffrage Association
1912
7 p.
English
DOCU.1912.18