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ALMS-1000-04 side1 New Jersey flyer for and against suffrage.jpg
Flier issued in New Jersey prior to the October 1915 election where citizens voted on a suffrage referendum. At that point, no eastern state had yet adopted voting rights for women.

The flier features several short articles highlighting pro and…

MEMR.1918.01.jpg
Delegate's button and ribbon comprised of round white button with gold border and printed text: "N.J.S.F.W.C. DELEGATE Newark May 16-18, 1918."

Below, hangs a gold satin ribbon with printed black text: "Votes for Women"

BUTN.1915.07.jpg
Black on yellow pinback button. This button was created to lobby New Jersey voters for the suffrage referendum on October 19, 1915. The referendum failed to pass at that time.

White back paper contains the name of the manufacturer and the Milford,…

BUTN.1915.14.jpg
Black on yellow pinback button. This button was created to lobby New Jersey voters for the suffrage referendum on October 19, 1915. The referendum failed to pass at that time.

White back paper contains the name of the manufacturer and the Milford,…

PERI-1915-04-1 Springfield Republican 1915-1020 above.jpg
This issue of the Springfield Republican contains the headline, "Suffrage Loses by 50,000/ New Jersey Defeat Decisive" followed by two articles:
"By Early Returns/State's Loss Conceded/New Fight Promised/Beaten in every county/President Wilson's…

PERI-1880-01 Harpers Weekly Women at Polls 1880-1113.JPG
Hand colored engraving by Howard Pyle, appeared on page 724 of Harper's Weekly, entitled "Women at the Polls in New Jersey in the Good Old Times." The illustration shows women casting votes at a municipal election, referring back to the period from…

DOCU.1915.26.jpg
List issued by the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association to demonstrate existing support for the woman suffrage amendment to be voted on in the upcoming election on October 19, 1915. The list included Thomas Edison, John Cotton Dana, several…

DOCU.1915.30A.jpg
Color flier speaks directly to the men of Massachusetts and argues that Massachusetts women should have the same right to vote for President as the women in the twelve states that granted women suffrage. Small map along the top indicates the states…
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