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Letter : Vera Boarman Whitehouse, Chairman, New York State Woman Suffrage Party, to male voter. [1917]
Letter addressed to a male New York voter (soldier) to lobby for the woman suffrage amendment. The packets sent out included suffrage literature.
Pamphlet : Garden primer; how to plant and care for a vegetable garden. April 1917
Suffrage gardens were a popular technique to gather support for woman's suffrage in 1917.
This pamphlet was originally created by Mayor Mitchel's Food Supply Committee of New York City. The Albany Branch of the New York State Woman Suffrage Party…
This pamphlet was originally created by Mayor Mitchel's Food Supply Committee of New York City. The Albany Branch of the New York State Woman Suffrage Party…
Broadside : Teachers need the vote! [Circa 1915-1917]
Created by the Teacher's Section of the New York State Woman Suffrage Party, this flier encourages teachers to work for woman suffrage by listing the reasons why they need the vote.
Recording Clerk's Card, Military Census, State of New York
Military census card for Mrs. Alice T. Palmer, of Genesee County. The card indicates she will serve 1 day in Corfu, NY.
In an effort to demonstrate their support for the war effort and garner positive attention toward the fight for the right to…
In an effort to demonstrate their support for the war effort and garner positive attention toward the fight for the right to…
Flier: Not at home. You were out today! New York State Woman Suffrage Party. Circa 1917
Series of statements about where women go during the day, including children's school, grocery store, buying clothes, and looking for employment, and how those places are under some type of political control. The final question is: "Who controls…
Leaflet : Suffrage as a war measure. October 1917
Argues that women in Canada, Russia, Norway, Finland, France, Denmark, Italy, and Yucatan all either have the vote or are awaiting measures under consideration. Urges New York men to consider the patriotism of New York women and vote for woman…
Flier : To the voters; resolution adopted by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party Conference, Saratoga, August 30th, 1917.
Flier published by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party that contains the text of a resolution adopted during the organization's conference in Saratoga, condemning the National Woman's Party pickets of the White House and reaffirming their loyalty…
Broadside : What every woman knows. New York State Woman Suffrage Party. [1917]
Flier argues that wives are partners to their husband's in the home and should also be able to vote as partners.
Issued in advance of the 1917 election when New York women were granted the right to vote.
Issued in advance of the 1917 election when New York women were granted the right to vote.
Leaflet : Living witnesses. New York State Woman Suffrage Party. March 1917
The National American Woman Suffrage Association solicited the opinions of Protestant and Catholic clergymen in the states where women were enfranchised on the effect of woman suffrage. Their statements were compiled into three leaflets; "Turn on the…
Leaflet : Facing facts; woman suffrage will improve the electorate in New York State. New York State Woman Suffrage Party. April 1917
Leaflet issued by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party, argues that woman suffrage will benefit the state because women voters will increase the native-born vote, the proportion of educated voters, the law-abiding vote, and the powers of good.