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Flier : Women vote in the yellow states, why not in the state of Massachusetts? 1915
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…
Ink blotter with Votes for Women slogan. [1915]
Yellow ink blotter with black print features a picture of the Liberty Bell in the upper left corner and the words, "Woman Being Call Upon To Obey The Laws Should Have A Voice In Making Them."
This piece was created during the Pennsylvania Liberty…
This piece was created during the Pennsylvania Liberty…
Joint letter: Carrie Chapman Catt, Empire State Campaign Committee, and Harriet Stanton Blatch, Women's Political Union, on behalf of all organized suffragists in New York State to the members of the [NY] platform committee and democratic conference
The letter references recent activity in Pennsylvania toward woman suffrage and requests a resolution be added to the New York democratic platform advocating for a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote.
Leaflet : Anna Howard Shaw Memorial of the National American Woman Suffrage Association [1920]
Leaflet appeals for contributions to establish an official memorial to Dr. Anna Howard Shaw at Bryn Mawr College, a Foundation in Politics; and at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, a Foundation in Preventive Medicine. The resolution to…
Leaflet : Pennsylvania Catholic Clergy Opinions on Woman Suffrage. [1914]
Leaflet containing quotes by prominent Catholic clergy to demonostrate Catholic support for woman's suffrage. The PWSA published this leaflet as a part of their lobbying campaign for an upcoming suffrage referendum in 1915. The referendum did not…
Letter : A.R. Brodbeck to Mrs. A.A. Holden. [1917]
Letter from Andrew Brodbeck, Congressman from Pennsylvania, to Mrs. A.A. Holden regarding the woman suffrage amendment and the National Woman's Party pickets of the White House.
In 1917, the National Woman's Party, founded by Alice Paul, targeted…
In 1917, the National Woman's Party, founded by Alice Paul, targeted…
Letter : Lucy K. Miller, Acting President, Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, to Mrs. A.A. Holden, York Pennsylvania. October 18, 1917
Miller thanks Holden for a recent letter she forwarded from Congressman Brodbeck and mentions the negative impact the National Woman's Party pickets are having on the entire movement.
In 1917, the National Woman's Party, founded by Alice Paul,…
In 1917, the National Woman's Party, founded by Alice Paul,…
Liberty Bell button with attached American flag and "Votes for Women" ribbon. [1915]
Celluloid button with a picture of the Liberty Bell at the center and the words "Liberty Justice 1776-1915." Hanging from the pin are a gold ribbon with the slogan "Votes for Women" printed in black and a small American flag.
This piece was…
This piece was…
Liberty Bell watch fob. [1915]
Brass watch fob shaped like the Liberty Bell (no attached strap). On the back are the words "Woman's Liberty Bell-Justice-Equality 1915 Pennsylvania."
This piece was created during the Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Campaign to pass a state suffrage…
This piece was created during the Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Campaign to pass a state suffrage…
Pamphlet : Do you know "all the reasons why the ballot should not be granted to women?" Here's the answer. 1915
Sixteen pages are left blank.
This pamphlet was created to lobby for the upcoming suffrage referendum in Pennsylvania. Held November 2, 1915, Pennsylvania voters defeated the suffrage amendment by a margin of 55,000 (out of 800,000 votes cast).…
This pamphlet was created to lobby for the upcoming suffrage referendum in Pennsylvania. Held November 2, 1915, Pennsylvania voters defeated the suffrage amendment by a margin of 55,000 (out of 800,000 votes cast).…