The great epigram campaign of Kansas; Championship of woman; the revolution; Thirty speeches in two weeks in all parts of Kansas. 1867
Train, George Francis, 1829-1904
Women -- Suffrage -- Kansas
Compilation of editorials, speeches, and extracts from journals about American entrepreneur, George Francis Train's trip to Kansas to stump for woman's suffrage. In November 1867, Kansas held a referendum to grant the vote to women and blacks in Kansas. The referendum did not pass.
Train, George Francis, 1829-1904
Leavenworth, Kans. : Prescott & Hume
1867
80 p.
English
DOCU.1867.02
Kansas
The Topeka State Journal. (Topeka, Kan.) August 18, 1920
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906
Bratton, Robert W.
Brent, Margaret, approximately 1601-1670
Burn, Harry Thomas, 1895-1977
Constitutional amendments--Ratification
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Shawnee County (Kan.)--Newspapers
Topeka (Kan.)--Newspapers
Walker, Seth M., 1892-1951
Women--Suffrage--Tennessee
The main headline for this issue is "Tennessee Ratifies Suffrage Amendment/Seventeen Million Women of Country Granted Right to Vote for President in November Election by Action Today." Two different stories follow:
"Motion Made to Reconsider/ Will have right of way in Tennessee House Thursday/ Suffragists Confident 'Antis' Last Attempt Will Fail/ Wild Scenes in Chamber/ Almost Fist Fight Between Two Legislators /Certify Ratification Next Step, If Reconsideration Fails."
A detailed discussion of the legislative events in Tennessee which led to the passage of the federal suffrage amendment.
"Kansas Started Partial Suffrage/ Legislature Struck Out Word 'Male' in 1874/ Since then several states Have Acted Independently/ Began Before Revolution/ Maryland Woman Demanded Voice in Assembly in 1647/ Nineteenth Amendment Monument to Susan B. Anthony."
The article details the history of votes for women in the United States, citing Kansas as the first state to attempt to give partial suffrage. The article delves into the history of the women's suffrage movement, including Margaret Brent, Abigail Adams, and the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention.
Topeka, Kan : F.P. MacLennan
1920-08-18
English
Text
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Postcard : Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe, The Woman's Journal, to Massachusetts newspaper editors. February 15, 1890
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910
Newspaper--Letters to the editor
Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women--Suffrage--Canada
Women--Suffrage--Kansas
Women--Suffrage--Massachusetts
Women--Suffrage--Wyoming
On front is handwritten "Mrs. Lucy Stone Dorchester Mass."
On back is a form letter entitled "Municipal Suffrage for Women."
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
1890-02-15
1 p.
English
DOCU-1890-02.01
DOCU-1890-02.02
Massachusetts
Clipping : "20,000 Suffrage Enthusiasts Hike / New York City Women Plan big celebration of victory in four states." [November 9, 1912]
Hale, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson, 1883-1967
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Parades & processions--New York--1910-1920
Publicity
Women--Suffrage--Arizona
Women--Suffrage--Kansas
Women--Suffrage--Michigan
Women--Suffrage--Oregon
News article about the torchlight parade for women's suffrage held in New York City to celebrate women winning the right to vote in four states, including Kansas, Arizona, Michigan, and Oregon.
Article includes a photograph with caption: "Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale is to be the grand marshal of 'Votes for Women' demonstration in New York tonight."
[1912-11-09]
English
New York, New York
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
Flier : Woman suffrage mass meeting : in the interest of woman suffrage campaigns in Wisconsin, Kansas, Oregon, and Ohio. [Circa 1911-1912]
Barrett, John, 1866-1938
Columbia Theatre (Organization : Washington, D.C.)
Dudley, George F.
Women--Suffrage--Kansas
Women--Suffrage--Ohio
Women--Suffrage--Oregon
Women --Suffrage --Washington (D.C.)
Women--Suffrage--Wisconsin
Notice of a woman suffrage meeting. The state where the meeting was held is not identified, but it was most likely held at the Columbia Theatre in Washington, D.C. Speakers included the Honorable John Barrett, Director General of the Pan American Union and Reverend George F. Dudley of St. Stephen's Church.
[Circa 1911-1912]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1000.25
Leaflet : James T. Gardiner… [Circa 1896-1900]
Albany Anti-Suffrage Association
Anti-suffrage
Gardiner, James T. (James Terry), 1842-1912
Local elections
United States--Kansas--Leavenworth
United States--New York--Albany
Women--Suffrage--Kansas
Women--Suffrage--New York
Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York (Albany, N.Y.)
James T. Gardiner, surveyor and engineer, provides his observations regarding the negative impact of women's suffrage in Leavenworth, Kansas. Kansas women were granted the right to vote in school district elections in 1861 and municipal elections in 1887
[Albany, N.Y.] : Women's Anti-suffrage Association of the Third Judicial District of the State of New York
[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.1000.79
Postcard : Votes for Women. [1909]
California Equal Suffrage Association
United States--California
Postcard possibly created by the California Equal Suffrage Association. The yellow and black illustration on the recto is a woman holding a "Votes for Women" flag. The rest of the card was left blank.
On the recto, the message reads: "Dear Mitie, / I just want to let you know I asked miss Pattison to send you a box of liners on approval. I hope you like some of the things - I wrote the baby yesterday - I had a nice
(continued on verso):
"letter from Billy saying he had written you - What kind of a letter was it. Love to you all. / Mary"
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mrs. Ray E. Frazier El Dorado, Kansas, and postmarked February 19, 1909.
[California Equal Suffrage Association]
[1909]
Postcard : Results of the suffrage victory. [Circa 1910]
Anti-suffrage
Father and child
Gender role
Husband and wife
Infants
Marriage
Social role
United States--Kansas--Hollenberg
Color illustration of a woman walking out of the door, leaving her husband to take care of their child. The sign on the wall reads: "God bless our home."
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mrs. Fred [Ziveifel?] Hollenberg, Kansas, and postmarked January 1911.
[Circa 1910]
Postcard : I'm neutral. [Circa 1910-1917]
Husband and wife
Marriage
United States--Colorado--Kremmling
United States--Kansas--Brewster
Part of a series of postcards, labeled No. 2178, 10 designs, "Neutral" Comic.
Cartoon illustration of a man running away from two women who are arguing. The women, one labeled "Friend Wife" and the other "My Mother-In-Law" both say "Am I not right, George?" The man carries a banner that reads, "I'm Neutral."
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Marian Patterson Brewster, Kansas, Lock Box 13, and postmarked March 12, 1919. The message reads: "Troublesome, Colorado / March 4th, 1919 / Dear Marian:- / I will drop you a few lines, as I suppose you got my card I sent you. / We have all been sick but mamma. My Dad was in bed a week and I have got the earache. / From Pauline."
[Wilf?]
[Circa 1910-1917]