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The pamphlet is inscribed along the top: "Compliments of Clement K. Fay."
In 1887, a hearing was held to consider enacting a law securing municipal suffrage for women in Massachusetts. Clement K. Fay spoke for the opposition. The bill was not…

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Reprint of a letter to the editor of The Congregationalist newspaper. The author argues that the recent bill granting women the right to vote in Illinois opened the door to the liquor interests to organize women's groups to increase support in future…

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Issue of The Harvard Lampoon featuring a cartoon reprinted from the XXXX, entitled, "The Woman's Rights Party will make great efforts to bring out their vote on Nov. 4th." The cartoon shows a group of men and women standing in line to vote. The…

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Series: Woman Suffrage Tracts No. 8
Hoar examines the idea of what makes a cohesive "Republic" and argues that the participation and influence of women is necessary for the church, state and community to be successful and happy.

The address was…

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An address delivered by Senator George F. Hoar at the Annual Meeting of the New England Woman Suffrage Association in Boston on May 27, 1873.

Hoar examines the idea of what makes a cohesive "Republic" and argues that the participation and…

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A reprint of an address made by Senator George F. Hoar in support of woman's suffrage, during a convention held in Amherst, Massachusetts on September 24, 1891.

Hoar was a Massachusetts lawyer who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives…

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Reprint of Julia Ward Howe's address on suffrage at the May Festival of the New England Woman Suffrage Association. The New England Woman Suffrage Association was formed in November, 1868, with Julia Ward Howe as president. The Association's annual…

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Circular published by the New England Woman Suffrage Association, containing details of the first woman suffrage bazaar to be held at Music Hall in Boston. The Circular Committee requested contributions of articles for the Bazaar be sent to the…
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