Pamphlet : Why the home makers do not want to vote
Anti-suffrage
Anti-suffrage literature
Education--moral
Families
Homemakers
Women--Employment--United States
Women--Social conditions
The author makes the argument against women's suffrage that in order to preserve and advance family life and happiness in the home, women should focus entirely on their work in the home and leave political participation to the wage-earning men.
"They love their own sphere in life, they feel their own adaptation to it, and fifty years of relentless agitation has not convinced them that participation in the duties which belong to men, would make them more honored, more useful, or happier."
Illinois Association Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women
Chicago : Illinois Association Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women
[1909]
4 p.
English
DOCU.1909.06
Clipping : "Suffrage Notes." [Charlotte Tribune.] [Circa 1912]
Gender roles
Miller, Herbert Adolphus, 1875-1951
Olivet College
Sociology
Women--Clothing & dress--1910-1920
Women--Suffage--Russia
Women--Suffrage--Sweden
Column, entitled "Suffrage Notes." The author describes a talk given by Herbert Miller, Professor of Sociology at Olivet College, in support of votes for women.
[Circa 1912]
English
Flier : To a Modern Woman. 1920
Ballots
Constitutional amendments--Ratification
Elections
Gender roles
Mother and child
Voting
Caricature of a woman wearing a "Women's Rights" sash, holding a ballot. On one side are her children and on the other, the ballot box. Along the top are a series of voting booths, showing only the lower portion with people's legs and feet.
The poem was written after the 19th amendment passed, granting women the right to vote.
[n.p.]
[Circa 1920]
1 p.
English
Printed in the U.S.A.
Postcard : Les femmes veulent voter! Union Francaise pour le Suffrage des Femmes. [1909]
Ballots
Elections
French Union for Woman Suffrage
Voting
Women--Suffrage--France
Published by the French Union for Woman Suffrage, this is an illustration of women in line to cast their ballots at a polling station. The woman at the front is inserting her ballot into the box. Behind her is a woman holding a baby, followed by women holding up their hands and ballots.
The sign on the ballot box specifies objectives against alcohol, slums and war.
On reverse : Anciens Eta Le Deley, Paris
B. Chavannez
French Union for Woman Suffrage
[1909]
English
DOCU.1909.10
France
Leaflet : The bulwark of indifference. [Circa 1896-1900]
Albany Anti-Suffrage Association
Anti-suffrage
Businesswomen
Homemakers
United States--New York--Albany
Women--Employment
Women professional employees
Women--Suffrage--New York
Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.)
Article written by author identified only as "F.R.S." The author discusses the idea that women are indifferent to voting because of the expanded employment opportunities open to them and the fact that homemakers do not desire the vote.
F.R.S.
[Albany, N.Y.] : [Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York]
[Circa 1896-1900]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.75
Leaflet : To the Hon. Henry W. Blair, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. [Circa 1895-1896]
Anti-suffrage
Blair, Henry W. (Henry William), 1834-1920
Corbin, Caroline Fairfield, 1835-1918
United States--New York--Albany
Women--Suffrage--New York
Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.)
Letter written by Caroline Corbin, founder of the Illinois Association Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women to Senator Henry W. Blair in response to his report to the Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, delivered to the Senate on December 8, 1886. She chastises Blair for misquoting her and for his support of woman suffrage, and argues that suffrage would diminsh women's role in the home and with her family.
Reprinted by the Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York.
Corbin, Caroline Fairfield, 1835-1918, creator
Blair, Henry W. (Henry William), 1834-1920
Albany, N.Y. : Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York
[Circa 1895-1896]
4 p.
English
DOCU.1000.88
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
Circular : Why the housekeeper needs the vote. / by Anne O'Hagan. [Circa 1913-1915]
Building laws
Food law and legislation
Homemakers
Housekeepers
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Tenement houses
Women -- Employment -- United States
Women--Suffrage--New York
Reprinted from Smith's Magazine, housekeeper, Anne O'Hagan argues that housekeepers and homemakers need the right to vote because of their concern for tenement house laws, safe and pure food laws, building codes, and other issues related to safety in the home and neighborhoods.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement, were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
O'Hagan, Anne, 1869-
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.98
Circular : Is voting an industry? / by Alice Stone Blackwell. [Circa 1913-1915]
Anti-suffrage
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women -- Employment -- United States
Alice Stone Blackwell argues that the issues of whether women should have the right to vote and whether they should work outside of the home are separate and unrelated. She also makes the point that the most successful governments are controlled by the largest number of voters.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.103
Circular : Woman's place. / by Mary Alden Hopkins. 1913
Food law and legislation
Homemakers
Hopkins, Mary Alden, 1876-1960
Housekeeping
Labor laws and legislation
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Public health
Originally published under the title "Boundaries of Home," in "The Congregationalist", Mary Alden Hopkins argues that the nation needs both a mother and a father to ensure all important issues are addressed, including food safety, sanitation, clean water, clothing manufacturers, and the safety of the community. She refers to this as "municipal housekeeping."
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Hopkins, Mary Alden, 1876-1960
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.107