Button and ribbon : Maryland button with attached Votes for Women ribbon. [Circa 1915]
Advertising, Political--United States
Buttons
Political campaigns
Ribbons
Votes for Women
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Celluloid button picturing the Maryland flag at the center with the word "Maryland" along the bottom. Hanging from the button is a gold ribbon with the slogan "Votes for Women" printed in black.
Baltimore, M.D. : Baltimore Badge & Novelty Company
[Circa 1915]
Ribbon, 4 x 9.5 cm.
Button, 4 cm. diam.
English
MEMR.1915.09
Maryland
Letter : Cardinal Gibbons to the Maryland Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. April 22, 1913
Anti-suffrage
Catholic
Christianity and politics--Catholic Church--History--20th century
Gender roles
Gibbons, James, 1834-1921
Maryland Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
Religion
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
In a letter addressed to Mrs. Robert Garrett, president of the Maryland Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, Cardinal James Gibbons discusses the reasons for his opposition to woman's right to vote.
Gibbons, James, 1834-1921
New York : National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
1913
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1913.05
Pamphlet : What is the Constitution of the United States Worth to American women? Address delivered before the Lawyers Civic Association of Maryland. [1949]
Brown, Helen Elizabeth
Constitution (United States)
Lawyers Civic Association of Maryland
United States--Constitution
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Brown, Helen Elizabeth
[Baltimore?] : [publisher not identified]
[1949]
7 p.
English
DOCU.1949.01
Leaflet : National American Woman Suffrage Association announcement of conference to be held in the Y.M.C.A. Hall in Baltimore, Maryland February 7 and 8, 1902. 1902
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906
National American Woman Suffrage Association
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Leaflet announcing the National American Woman Suffrage Association conference to be held at the Y.M.C.A. Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, with Susan B. Anthony, presiding. The leaflet includes ticket information for the night sessions, the names of prominent members of the association, multiple mentions of Susan B. Anthony's presence, and quotes by famous activists.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
1902
4 p.
English
DOCU.1902.03
Leaflet : The Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore. Proposed amendment to the Baltimore City Charter. [Circa 1909-1910]
Citizenship
Constitutional amendments
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
Literacy
Maryland. Constitution (1910)
Maryland. General Assembly. House of Delegates
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Language proposed by the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore to give the right to vote to every Baltimore resident, male or female, over the age of 21, provided that they:
"possess any one of the following qualifications, to wit: (a) If such person is qualified to vote for members of the House of Delegates; or (b) if he or she can read of write, from dictation, any paragraph or sentence of more than five lines contained in the Constitution of Maryland; or (c) if he or she is assessed with property in said city to the amount of $300 and has paid taxes thereon for at least two years preceding the election at which he or she offers to vote."
The bill was defeated. The Maryland legislature did not amend the state constitution to allow women to vote until after the 19th amendment was passed in 1920. Maryland finally ratified the amendment on May 29, 1941.
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD : Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
[Circa 1909-1910]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1000.92
Pamphlet : Year book of the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore. 1910
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
Maryland. Constitution (1910)
Maryland. General Assembly. House of Delegates
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Yearbook
Yearbook, or annual report, for the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore includes a list of officers, directors, and committee chairmen, committee reports, plans for 1911, copy of the bill presented to the Maryland legislature, a list of organizations endorsing the bill, and a list of the speeches made at the hearing for the bill.
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD : Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
1905-03-24
DOCU.1910.09
DOCU.1910.10
32 p.
English
DOCU.1910.11
Leaflet : Suggestions for local organization of women's suffrage clubs. No. 3. October 1, 1910
Ellicott, Elizabeth King, 1858-1914
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Circular 3 of 3 distributed by the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore to study the city and the ways in which the League might engage women in its political activities. This circular discusses the various methods that might be employed in wards throughout the city to organically bring women together and educate them on local issues and interests to help engage them in the broader suffrage movement.
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
Ellicott, Elizabeth King, 1858-1914
Baltimore, MD : Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
1910-10-01
4 p.
English
DOCU.1910.08
Letter : Elizabeth King Ellicott, Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore, to the ward members of the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore. No. 1. October 1, 1910
Citizenship
Ellicott, Elizabeth King, 1858-1914
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Circular 1 of 3 distributed by the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore to study the city and the ways in which the League might engage women in its political activities. The letter details plans by the League to organize its 1,000 members from 22 wards in the city into local civic centers. The purpose of the civic centers was to train men and women in the responsibilities of citizenship.
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
Ellicott, Elizabeth King, 1858-1914
Baltimore, MD : Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
1910-10-01
DOCU.1910.10
DOCU.1910.11
1 p.
English
DOCU.1910.09
Questionnaire : Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore. No. 2. October 1, 1910
Ellicott, Elizabeth King, 1858-1914
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Circular 2 of 3 distributed by the Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore to study the city and the ways in which the League might engage women in its political activities. This questionnaire asks for details about the wards in Baltimore, including police force, saloons, condition of public schools, condition of streets and alleys, and parks and play grounds, etc.
The League planned to organize its 1,000 members into local civic centers according to the wards where they lived. The purpose of the civic centers was to train men and women in the responsibilities of citizenship.
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
Ellicott, Elizabeth King, 1858-1914
Baltimore, MD : Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
1910-10-01
DOCU.1910.09
DOCU.1910.11
2 p.
English
DOCU.1910.10
Joint Resolution of the Maryland General Assembly rejecting and refusing to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 1920.
Maryland General Assembly
United States--Maryland
Women--Suffrage--Maryland
Joint resolution in which the Maryland legislature explained why they would not ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Maryland legislature rejected the 19th amendment in 1920 because they felt that the amendment impeded states rights. Maryland did not formally ratify the 19th Amendment until 1941.
General Assembly (Joint Resolutions)
1920
English
DOCU.1920.09