Letter : Robert Whitehouse, President, Men's Equal Suffrage League of Maine, to Mr. E.N. Merrill, Skowhegan, Maine. June 21, 1917
Men's Equal Suffrage League of Maine
Merrill, Edward Newton
Referendum
Whitehouse, Robert Treat, 1870-
United States--Maine--Portland
United States--Maine--Skowhegan
Women--Suffrage--Maine
Follow-up to a letter sent by Robert Whitehouse, President of the Men's Equal Suffrage League, to Edward Merrill, Maine State Senator and a member of the League's executive committee. Treathouse requested the names of men in Merrill's town, Somerset County, who would serve as Town Committeemen to help organize for the state suffrage referendum.
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.
Whitehouse, Robert Treat, 1870-
1917-06-21
1 p.
English
DOCU.1917.17
Maine
Letter : Robert Whitehouse, President, Men's Equal Suffrage League of Maine, to Mr. E.N. Merrill, Skowhegan, Maine. August 9, 1917
Men's Equal Suffrage League of Maine
Merrill, Edward Newton
Referendum
Whitehouse, Robert Treat, 1870-
United States--Maine--Portland
United States--Maine--Skowhegan
Women--Suffrage--Maine
Follow-up to a soliciation letter sent by Robert Whitehouse, President of the Men's Equal Suffrage League, to Edward Merrill, Maine State Senator and a member of the League's executive committee. Treathouse requested both a financial contributionand Merrill's recommendations for men in his town who could serve as Town Committeemen to help organize for the state suffrage referendum.
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.
Whitehouse, Robert Treat, 1870-
1917-08-09
1 p.
English
DOCU.1917.18
Maine
Flier : The Woman's Journal for 1898. [1897]
Advertising, Political--United States
Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers
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Fundraising
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Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women--Suffrage--Newspapers
Women--United States--Newspapers
Women--Political activity
Subscription appeal from <em>The Woman's Journal</em> newspaper. The leaflet details the publisher's goals for 1898, including a list of special features by well-known authors that will appear in upcoming issues and a series of biographical sketches entitled "Husbands of Distinguished American Women." <br /><br />The page also lists the subscription rates, club rates, and special rates for new and old subscribers.
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
[1897]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1897.04