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Booklet : Ten little suffergets. [Circa 1910-1915]
The Potsville, Pennsylvania branch of the Pomeroy's Department Store published this anti-suffrage booklet that tells the story of ten little girls holding up various suffrage banners and one by one they are diverted from their task, leaving none.…
Broadside : As man to man. Pittsburgh Men's League for Woman Suffrage. [1916]
Makes the argument that men are primarily concerned with their interests and do not represent women's interests. Urges reader to vote for the woman suffrage amendment on November 7th. The amendment lost in 1916.
Pennsylvania was among the first…
Pennsylvania was among the first…
Button and Ribbon : I cast my first vote. [1920]
Gold fabric-covered button with attached gold ribbon, both with black printed text.
The pin reads: "Under the 19th amendment I cast my first vote Nov. 2nd, 1920."
The ribbon reads: "Harding Coolidge the straight Republican ticket Lancaster,…
The pin reads: "Under the 19th amendment I cast my first vote Nov. 2nd, 1920."
The ribbon reads: "Harding Coolidge the straight Republican ticket Lancaster,…
Clipping : "Votes for Women" Campaign is on; joint debate begins." Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader. April 27, 1910
Front page of the newspaper contains a debate on woman's suffrage with the affirmative written by Alva Belmont, President of the Political Equality Association, and the negative written by Mrs. Gilbert E. Jones, Chairman of the National League for…
Cloth rose button and ribbon : I cast my first vote. [1921]
Pink paper rose with green stem and a picture of the candidate, Horace E. Kennedy, in the center. The rose is attached to a yellow ribbon with black printed text: "I cast my first vote at a municipal election in the red rose city for Kennedy and the…
Flier : Facts worth knowing. Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. April 1915
Facts about the various laws passed within the eleven states that had woman suffrage in 1915 to demonstrate the progress made when women are granted the right to vote. Laws passed in these states included equal guardianship of children; eight-hour…
Flier : Pennsylvania's greatest issue is votes for women. Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. 1915
Reprints the pro-suffrage platform adopted by each of Pennsylvania's state political parties, including Democratic, Prohibition, Republican, Socialist, and Washington.
Pennsylvania voters rejected the 1915 referendum to grant women of the state…
Pennsylvania voters rejected the 1915 referendum to grant women of the state…
Flier : The Liberty Bell. Two Messages Liberty and Justice. [1915]
Advertisement for the Liberty Bell Campaign by the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. This campaign was created to lobby for a state suffrage referendum in 1915. Suffragists commissioned a replica of the Liberty Bell, known as the "Justice…
Flier : Votes for Women a Success The Map Proves It. [1915]
Flier distributed to state organizations to lobby for state suffrage.
Flier : Who shares the cost of war? Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. [1915]
Answers all questions about the impact of war with the answer, "women."
Pennsylvania voters rejected the 1915 referendum to grant women of the state the right to vote. On June 24, 1919, Pennsylvania became the seventh state to ratify the 19th…
Pennsylvania voters rejected the 1915 referendum to grant women of the state the right to vote. On June 24, 1919, Pennsylvania became the seventh state to ratify the 19th…