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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…

Three newspaper articles:

"German Speaker is Entertained by Suffragists" details an address delivered in German by Clara S. Laddey, president of the New Jersey Equal Suffrage Society to the Bay County Equal Suffrage Association.

"Want Suffrage…

The envelope was created to distribute the referenced article. This envelope is addressed to Clinton Ross, Glenmary, Owego New York.

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…

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,…

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,…

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"

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…